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Stories for July 2019

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:04 UTC

    Bolsonaros behind transnational alliance of conservative leaders, Brazil's FM says

    Araújo and Eduardo Bolsonaro also expressed their concerns about the Forum of Sao Paulo

    In an interview before traveling to the Argentine city of Santa Fe for the Mercosur Summit and published Wednesday by the BBC, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo admitted he discussed a possible Conservative-Liberal Alliance with lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, the president's son and likely to become the next ambassador to the United States.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 11:01 UTC

    Macri praises Mercosur-EU deal for positive impact on quality of life to come

    Macri said he was convinced Mercosur was a strategic space.

    Argentine President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday in Santa Fe that Mercosur's trade agreement with the European Union (EU) “will have a positive impact on the quality of life of the people” and called for “the convergence” with the Pacific Alliance.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 10:22 UTC

    Textile giant Alpargatas quits Argentina

    The economic difficulties of the company date back to at least 2016.

    Although founded in Argentina, textile giant Alpargatas, now owned by Brazilian investors, has announced it will leave its country of origin due to financial difficulties.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

    What did the Mercosur’s leaders say about Venezuela in Santa Fe?

    Venezuela is currently banned from Mercosur

    The political and economic crisis in Venezuela was the center of the political debate among the heads of state that, this Wednesday, met in Santa Fe, Argentina in the Mercosur semi-annual summit, a block from which the Caribbean country is currently suspended. Neither Uruguay, Bolivia nor Chile addressed a word regarding the Venezuelan situation.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

    Uruguayan President Vázquez underlines the importance of the EU deal for Mercosur

    “Improving the international insertion is an indispensable requirement,” said Vázquez.

    Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez Wednesday highlighted in the Argentine city of Santa Fe the partnership agreement reached in the first semester of the year with the European Union (EU) as a very important achievement for Mercosur after 20 years of negotiations, 39 formal meetings and many other informal ones, for which he thanked the technical teams involved.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

    A unique monument pays tribute to the victims of the AMIA bombing

    On April 19th, 1997, on the 54th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, a memorial mural was inaugurated at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires

    By Eduardo Eurnekia - On July 18, 1994, the center of Buenos Aires, the bustling capital of Argentina, was shattered by a huge explosion. A suicide bomber drove his explosives-loaded van into the building of the Jewish Community (AMIA-Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina), killing 85 people and injuring hundreds.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:36 UTC

    Falklands' Stanley, top rated port in South America according to Cruise Critics

    Stanley during a busy cruise day

    Stanley, in the Falkland Islands, was rated as the top port in South America and Antarctica, according to Cruise Critic's fourth annual Cruisers' Choice destination awards which was published on Wednesday. Likewise Best large-ship line in South America and Antarctica, Norwegian Cruise Line, while Best small-ship line in South America and Antarctica, Hurtigruten.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

    Falklands' Sea Lion project boost after Premier announces a very positive half year financial result

    CEO Tony Durrant said that he was particularly pleased with the operating efficiency of Premier Oil and the fact “we have delivered a strong first half”

    Premier Oil on Wednesday reduced its forecast for its 2019 operating costs to US$12 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) from US$ 13 and expects debt reduction to reach the upper end of its US$ 250-350 million target by year-end.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:22 UTC

    Bad times for the hotel industry in Uruguay

    The Belmont in Carrasco

    Several iconic hotels in Montevideo, Uruguay, have closed or will be converted into office buildings according to the Chamber of Tourism sources. The list includes a top-rated boutique hotel, Belmont, which hosted among others members of the British royal family and political figures such as Fidel Castro, and other world leaders.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2019 - 23:59 UTC

    Macri paves way for Hezbollah to be deemed 'a terrorist organisation' in Argentina

    Macri's measures are considered to be a response to separate requests from the United States and Israel among other countries as well as from the local Jewish leadership.

    The Argentine Government has created the Public Registry of Persons or Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and its Financing (RePET), a tool whereby Hezbollah can be included. So far, local authorities adhered to the list penned by the United Nations, where Hezbollah is not included. President Mauricio Macri also decreed a day of national mourning to mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Israeli Social Welfare Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires. In a third measure, Macri gave the victims of that attack 180 days to file for monetary compensation from the state.