Stories for 2016

Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 11:04 UTC
Emergency Loans to three Brazilian states unable to pay salaries and pensions

Brazil is considering an emergency loan to aid, as many have called it, the broken state of Rio de Janeiro, according to two senior federal government officials. News reports said the federal loan would be shared with Rio Grande do Sul, and Minas Gerais states, where employees and pension beneficiaries are not getting paid.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 08:33 UTC
Temer linked to the Petrobras scandal by a key witness

Brazil's interim president Michel Temer has been linked to one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in testimony by a key witness made public Wednesday. . Sergio Machado, former chief executive of state oil company Petrobras, said that Temer had asked for money from the company to fund political campaigns for himself and other members of his party.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 08:20 UTC
Canada and Pacific Alliance establish long term strategic partnership

Canada became the first observer country to enter into a strategic partnership with the Pacific Alliance. Chrystia Freeland, minister of International trade and ministers of the four countries of the alliance—Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru—signed a joint declaration today in Mexico City.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 08:08 UTC
Argentina's revamped stats data launched: May inflation 4.2%

Argentina released inflation figures for the first time since December last year, when newly elected president Mauricio Macri suspended the publication of economic data and intervened the official stats office, Indec, following long standing claims of manipulation by his predecessor.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:55 UTC
Malcorra thanks OAS for continued support to Argentina on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute

Foreign minister Susana Malcorra reiterated Argentina's call to OAS state members to continue supporting the resumption of negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas question. A controversy which she said, “involves the whole southern hemisphere”.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:47 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: OAS Assembly calls on Argentina/UK to resume sovereignty negotiations

The Organization of American States, OAS, approved on Wednesday a declaration calling on Argentina and Great Britain to resume negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas question as soon as possible.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:25 UTC
Macri attends economic forum in Colombia; reaffirms Argentina's commitment to the Pacific Alliance

Argentine president Mauricio Macri said Mercosur needs “a greater integration dynamics” and defended the idea that the Atlantic regional block country members work to reach agreements with countries of the Pacific Alliance.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:11 UTC
Supreme Court lets three powerful Temer allies off the hook

Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected a request by the nation’s Attorney General to arrest three senior members of acting President Michel Temer’s party in connection with the massive corruption investigation focused on Petrobras.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:03 UTC
Hillary ahead of Trump in polls, but both have strong unfavorable impressions

The 2016 United States presidential election has been divisive, but Americans agree on something: they really don't like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, according to one of the latest public opinion polls.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 06:55 UTC
Germany warns Brexit could lead to the European block's disintegration

If the United Kingdom votes to leave the EU next week, the move could ultimately lead to the bloc's disintegration, Germany's foreign minister has warned. Frank-Walter Steinmeier was speaking near Berlin after talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault.