Stories for 2018

Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 10:09 UTC
Opposition leader claims “fractures” within the Venezuela Armed Forces

An exiled opposition leader accused by Venezuelan authorities of directing a failed plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro says the greatest threat to the embattled socialist leader may be his detractors in uniform standing quietly behind him.
Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 09:36 UTC
US Defense secretary pledges closer ties with Argentina; condemns China's “predatory economics”

United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday pledged closer defense cooperation with Argentina. Standing beside his Argentine counterpart, Oscar Aguad, Mattis said the military partnership can be strengthened and alluded to the help the U.S. Navy provided Argentina last November when one of its submarines went missing with 44 sailors aboard.
Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Qatar to the rescue of Turkey with US$ 15bn in direct investments

Qatar has come to the rescue of Turkey and its ruler Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued directives to support the Turkish economy with a host of economic projects, investments and deposits worth a total of US$ 15 billion. This follows a meeting of the Amir with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in Ankara.
Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
New president takes office in Paraguay pledging to combat poverty and corruption

Mario Abdo Benitez, “Marito”, took over as Paraguay's new president on Wednesday, replacing a seemingly disgruntled Horacio Cartes, who left the inauguration ceremony before it finished. Abdo Benitez, 46, promised to combat poverty and entrenched corruption, and urged Paraguayans to “look toward the future and not remain stuck in the past” as he took the oath of office to start a five-year term.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
Argentine Senate honors participants of the Darwin military cemetery identification process

In a solemn ceremony on Tuesday the Argentine Senate distinguished the several participants in the recent identification process of the combatants buried in the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:30 UTC
There Is a Right-Wing Coup Underway in Brazil, but Justice will prevail

By Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (*) Curitiba.- Sixteen years ago, Brazil was in crisis; its future uncertain. Our dreams of developing into one of the world’s most prosperous and democratic countries seemed imperiled.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:27 UTC
Supporters of Lula march on Brasilia to converge at the Supreme Electoral Court

Supporters of former Brazilian president Lula da Silva marched on Brasilia on Tuesday to support his attempt to take part in presidential elections, despite serving a prison sentence for corruption.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:23 UTC
Venezuela arrests two high-ranking military officers in relation to an attack on president Maduro

The investigation into an assassination attempt on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro using drones has widened to include the arrest of two high-ranking military officers, the nation's top prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:11 UTC
Argentine Peso stabilizes, country risk falls and stock market rebounds

The Argentine peso climbed on Tuesday after the Central bank implemented a raft of measures to stabilize the volatile currency on Monday, including increasing the benchmark interest rate to 45% from 40% previously, and announcing it was offering markets US$ 500 million.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:03 UTC
Argentina: tax cuts on soy meal and soy oil exports suspended six months

Argentina has suspended for six months its program of gradually cutting taxes on exports of soymeal and soyoil, the Treasury Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, part of the government’s fiscal tightening program. International shipments of both soy products are currently taxed at 23%, lowered gradually from 32% in 2015, the statement said.