Stories for June 18th 2018

Monday, June 18th 2018 - 11:14 UTC
Uruguay chair of Mercosur, targets accord with China, exhausted of negotiations with the EU

Uruguay will be handed the rotating chair of Mercosur this Monday in a brief summit ceremony to take place in Paraguay. Attending will be Brazil's Michel Temer, Uruguay's Tabare Vázquez, the host Paraguay Horacio Cartes and in representation of Argentina, vice president Gabriela Michetti. President Mauricio Macri is in the midst of a cabinet reshuffle and waiting for market reaction this Monday following the naming of a new Central Bank chairman.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Falklands' lawmakers ready for a robust presentation before C24

Falkland Islands lawmakers have pledged that their presentations before the United Nations Decolonization Committee or C 24 this year in New York will be as robust as ever, despite the improvement of relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 08:34 UTC
China knows better as Trump tariff strategy trsicks US voters

Global Times Editorial

The Trump administration announced tariffs on Chinese high-tech and industrial imports worth of US$50 billion. The first round, on imports totaling US$34 billion, will begin July 6, while the second round is still under review.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
China forced to fight back with reciprocal tariffs

The following editorial on the current US/China trade war was published by the official news agency Xinhua,
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Several serious charges await for Temer when he steps down from office

Brazilian President Michel Temer has denied charges that he instigated the payment of hush money to former Chamber of Deputies Speaker Eduardo Cunha, a Planalto statement said. The statement was made after the Federal Police delivered the final report of the investigations into a fraud scheme in credit released by state-owned bank Caixa from 2011 to 2013.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 08:08 UTC
World tributes to Professor Hawking at his Westminster Abbey memorial service

Tributes have been paid to renowned physicist Prof Stephen Hawking in a Westminster Abbey memorial service. British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Hawking in a BBC drama, and astronaut Tim Peake were among those giving readings at the ceremony.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:38 UTC
Lula football commentator: “Messi must settle its debt with the Argentine people”

Ex Brazilian president Lula da Silva might be in prison, but that has not stopped a Brazilian TV station from hiring him as a World Cup commentator. “This is not a joke,” said Jose Trajano, who hosts the daily program at the Sao Paulo-based VTV network on which Lula, who was in office from 2003 to 2010, is talking about the competition.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:21 UTC
Temer's record unpopularity linked directly to the performance of the economy

A Datafolha survey shows that the all-time high unpopularity of Brazilian President Michel Temer (MDB) is due essentially to dissatisfaction with the overall performance of his administration, particularly regarding the economy. It also shows that the president's personal image and the loss of status caused by corruption scandals that involve him are secondary issues.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:20 UTC
President elect Duque pledges to unite Colombia and change the peace accord with FARC

Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque, who swept aside leftist Gustavo Petro in Sunday's election, pledged to unite the nation after a divisive campaign but insisted he would change a landmark peace accord with leftist rebels
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:14 UTC
Argentina's new minister suggests a US dollar between 28/29 Pesos as 'comfortable' for industry

Argentina’s newly named Production Minister Dante Sica told a radio station on Sunday that an exchange rate of between 28 and 29 Pesos per dollar is “comfortable” for industry.Sica, an economist, was appointed on Saturday to replace Francisco Cabrera as part of a shake-up that also led to the appointment of a new central bank president and energy minister.