Stories for 2017

Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:05 UTC
Ex president Lagos nominated as pre-candidate for Chilean November election

Ricardo Lagos, a leading opponent of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet who later went on to serve as president from 2000 to 2006, on Saturday accepted his party's nomination to run in the 2017 presidential election.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 09:36 UTC
Labour and BBC warn on risks of being infected by contagion of fake news stories

British politics risks being “infected by the contagion” of fake news stories, a senior Labour MP has said. Michael Dugher said the problem was not confined to the US and news outlets everywhere had a duty to scrutinise politicians on the basis of “truth and reality” not “click-bait nonsense”.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 09:11 UTC
Warning to Trump: Beijing prepared to a large scale war over the South China islands

Global Times, the official English language spokesperson of the Chinese Communistry party has sent a very strong reply to the incoming Trump administration referred to the disputed South China islands occupied by Beijing.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 08:37 UTC
Malcorra reiterates: Argentina willing to cooperative research in the South Atlantic

Foreign minister Susana Malcorra said fisheries licensing in the South Atlantic is of great concern for Argentina because of the “overall ongoing depredation”, and recalled that there is an item referred to the issue in the September UK-Argentine joint statement, which has yet to be addressed and that most probably it will follow on the identification of unknown soldiers buried in the Falklands and the additional flights issues.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 12:37 UTC
Brazil retakes wheat imports, the highest in three years

Brazilian officials ditched expectations of a tumble in wheat imports to a multi-year low after a surprisingly strong finish to 2016 for buy-ins, encouraged by a recovery in the real and state purchases of domestic supplies. Conab - which a month ago slashed its forecast for Brazil's wheat imports in 2016-17 [on an August-to-July basis] to 5.10m tonnes, the lowest since at least the mid-1990s – this week revised its forecast sharply upwards, to 5.95m tonnes.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 11:19 UTC
Petrobras pre-salt oil production set a new record in 2016

Petrobras’ average oil production in Brazil in 2016 went up 0.75% in comparison to the previous year and reached 2,144,256 barrels per day. According to the company, the result was in line with the established target of 2.145 million and represents an annual all-time high.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 11:12 UTC
Corruption charges against Decal do Brasil for bribing Petrobras top manager

Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday filed corruption charges against Decal do Brasil co-founder Mariano Marcondes Ferraz, accusing him of bribing a former executive at state-run oil company Petrobras to win contracts for Ferraz's own firm.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 11:04 UTC
Argentina announces ambitious financial program; road show begins Monday in London

Argentina struck an 18-month financing deal worth US$6 billion with six banks on Thursday, Finance Minister Luis Caputo told reporters, saying the government planned to tap international capital markets for US$10 billion in 2017. Sovereign bond issuance will start on Jan. 19, with a sale of US$3 billion to US$5 billion in U.S. dollar-denominated paper.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 09:03 UTC
Falklands: 46 minefields to be cleared in two years pledges Foreign Office

Falkland Islanders can expect a total of 46 minefields cleared over the next two years in the Mount Longdon and Stanley area confirmed a Foreign and Commonwealth Office delegation in the Falklands this week. Mines are the long lasting and unwanted legacy of the 1982 war.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 08:33 UTC
Lula da Silva is “preparing” to run for the presidency in 2018

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, confirmed Wednesday that “he is preparing” to run for the presidency in 2018, should it “be necessary.”