Stories for July 2019

Wednesday, July 17th 2019 - 22:19 UTC
Argentina's inflation expected to stay on the downpath in July

Argentine Central Bank President Guido Sandleris Tuesday admitted inflation remains “high,” but he forecast July's figures will be smaller than those of June in light of the current “clear trend” to the downside.
Wednesday, July 17th 2019 - 10:50 UTC
US Marshals arrest former Peruvian President Toledo pending extradition

Peru's fugitive President Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique has been arrested Tuesday in California following an extradition request filed a year ago by his country's authorities, it was reported by both US and Peruvian sources.
Wednesday, July 17th 2019 - 10:47 UTC
Tabaré denies brokering meeting with Bolsonaro

Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez Tuesday denied having sought to meet privately with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro during Wednesday's Mercosur summit in Santa Fe, Argentina.
Wednesday, July 17th 2019 - 10:10 UTC
Uruguayan State to manage Montevideo gas supply as Petrobras leaves country

Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez and Petrobras CEO Roberto Castello Branco met Tuesday in Santa Fe, Argentina, to discuss a possible solution to the crisis affecting Montevideo's two gas suppliers, which are both subsidiaries of the Brazilian consortium.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 22:52 UTC
Humanitarian project identifies Argentine soldier #114 at Darwin

A new body has been identified, raising the number of Argentine combatants fallen during the 1982 Falklands War who now have a name on their graves to 114, thanks to the Humanitarian Project underway.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 21:42 UTC
Enigma code breaking genius chosen to be on new £50 English banknotes

Alan Turing was preferred over Stephen Hawking and Margaret Thatcher to feature on the highest-denomination bills in the country. The Bank of England has selected the face of the computer science genius whose most famous breakthrough proved decisive in the outcome of World War II against Germany to appear in the new £50 note (around 62 US dollars) due to enter circulation by the end of 2021.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 10:59 UTC
Mercosur expected to announce dropping of roaming charges in Santa Fe

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are expected to announce Wednesday the elimination of the roaming service charge when travelling to any of the Mercosur countries, it was reported.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 10:51 UTC
US qualifies Uruguay as a safe country to invest but warns about union power

A report issued by the United States Department of State on the investment climate in Uruguay on Monday analyzed the legal, political and economic aspects of the country. On the one hand, it stands the legal security, the free movement of capital, the preferential regimes and the investment grade. On the other, it warns about aspects such as labor relations, the power of unions, the advantage of public companies and the increase of problems in education and security.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 10:26 UTC
UK, Ecuador agree Assange not to be extradited where he could be executed

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to any country with capital punishment, Britain's Minister for the Americas and Europe, Alan Duncan announced Monday in Quito after a meeting with Ecuador's Foreign Minister José Valencia.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Colombia declares banana production farm in quarantine due to fear of fungus

A Colombian banana production farm near the Venezuelan border has been declared under quarantine after the possible outbreak of a lethal fungus has been detected, local authorities acknowledged Monday.