International

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 - 19:19 UTC

  Doing business between Uruguay and United Kingdom

  

  The Association of Graduates of British Universities (GBUA) together with the Association of Young Entrepreneurs (AJE Uruguay), organized a panel in which young Uruguayan entrepreneurs spoke about their experiences of doing business with the UK.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 - 05:48 UTC

  Panel of experts will name the new UK polar research vessel

  

  The name of a new British polar research vessel will be chosen by a panel of experts, even if the public overwhelmingly votes to call it Boaty McBoatface. Lord West, ex-First Sea Lord, said he was rather proud “silly names” had been suggested but hoped none were chosen.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 - 02:50 UTC

  Cuban dissidents meet for almost two hours with Obama, including some critical of US policy

  

  Leading Cuban dissidents, including some who have been critical of president Barack Obama's policy of engaging with the Cuban government, spent nearly two hours on Tuesday discussing human rights with the president at the US embassy. The frank meeting ended only when Obama’s aides ushered him out to reach the Estadio Latinoamericano in time for the first pitch of the Cuban national baseball team's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 - 02:14 UTC

  Obama magic: from Cuba next to Castro, calls for an end to US embargo and for free and democratic elections

  

  Crowning a remarkable visit to Cuba, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the “last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas” and openly urged the Cuban people to pursue a more democratic future for their nation 90 miles from Miami. He also sent a strong message to his critics back in the US.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 15:58 UTC

  Unveiling China's power struggle: 'princeling' Xi pushing aside collective leadership

  

  By Gwynne Dyer
  
  
  Opening the National People's Congress in Beijing, Prime Minister Li Keqiang set China's growth target for the coming year at 6.5-7 per cent, the lowest in decades. Only two years ago, he said 7% was the lowest acceptable growth rate, but he has had to eat his words. He really isn't in charge of very much anymore.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 06:25 UTC

  Petrobras losses in 4Q climb to US$ 10bn; more staff cuts expected

  

  Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, reported a record quarterly loss of $10.2 billion on Monday due to a large reduction in the value of some assets amid lower oil prices. Petrobras has been at the center of a sprawling corruption scandal that has ensnared some of Brazil's most powerful lawmakers and business executives.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 02:13 UTC

  Obama scheduled to address the Cuban people on national television and meet dissidents

  

  President Barack Obama in Havana has a busy agenda scheduled for Tuesday which includes a major speech that Cuban officials said would be carried on TV. Before departing for Argentina, Obama has planned to meet with political dissidents and attend a game between Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba's beloved national team.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 01:40 UTC

  Obama and Castro agree to disagree, but determined to advance in “a new day”

  

  Cuban President Raul Castro directly challenged President Obama on the heels of their historic meeting in Havana on Monday to lift more restrictions on the island and return land used for the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay – as the visiting U.S. president, in turn, chided the Cuban government on democracy and human rights

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 01:35 UTC

  “Give me the name of a political prisoner, he will be released before tonight” Castro challenges US reporter

  

  Cuban President Raúl Castro sparred with US reporters on Monday over Cuba’s human-rights record, saying at one point that it was not fair to ask about prisoners in general and at another point that he would release by the end of the day anyone named as a political prisoner by a reporter.

• Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 06:24 UTC

  Ex FIFA Blatter was paid US$ 3.76 million and Valcke US% 2.2 million in 2015

  

  FIFA peeled back another layer of secrecy this week as football’s governing body revealed for the first time how much money it was paying disgraced former president Sepp Blatter. The former FIFA chief, who was suspended with pay in October 2015 and later banned for unethical conduct, made $3.76 million last year. He did not earn a performance bonus but did pocket almost $450,000 for reaching 40 years of service at FIFA.