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Montevideo, April 20th 2024 - 06:12 UTC

International

  • Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 05:46 UTC

    Pope Francis joins the lynching outbreak debate in Argentina

    “The worst that can happen to us is to forget about that scene,” the pontiff said.

    In a letter addressed to two Argentine humanists living in Sweden, Pope Francis deeply regretted the murder of an 18-year-old who was beat to death by a group of Rosario citizens after he had allegedly stolen a woman’s purse. “The worst that can happen to us is to forget about that scene,” the pontiff said.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 05:37 UTC

    China has become Latam's banker loaning 102bn dollars from 2005 to 2013

    Venezuela's Maduro is the main debtor but pays with oil

    China loaned 102 billion dollars to Latin America between 2005 and 2013, mainly to Venezuela and Argentina, while Mexico seems to be going the same way, according to a release from the Global Economic Governance Initiative which depends from the University of Boston.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 19:44 UTC

    Renewable energy keeps advancing despite a drop in overall investment

    The falling cost of solar photovoltaic systems was partly responsible for a lesser sum of investment.

    Renewable energy's share of world electricity generation continued its steady climb last year despite a 14% drop in investments to 214.4 billion dollars, according to a new report released on Monday and produced by the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 17:26 UTC

    HMS Portland, first Royal Navy visit to Sao Tomé and Príncipe in 29 years

    The vessel hosted a visit from PM Dr. Gabriel Costa and several ministers

    HMS Portland on Atlantic patrol, became the first Royal Navy Ship to visit São Tomé and Príncipe in 29 years when she anchored off the islands for a two day visit. The last Royal Navy Ship to visit the former Portuguese colony was the survey vessel HMS Herald in 1985. Prior to that, the last recorded visit of a Royal Naval Warship was in 1889.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:19 UTC

    President Higgins visit to UK consolidates reconciliation after decades of mistrust

    The impressive display at Windsor Castle by the Queen to receive the Irish president

    Queen Elizabeth II welcomed the Irish president to Britain on Tuesday for the first time since the republic became independent with a banquet also controversially attended by former IRA commander Martin Guinness.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:08 UTC

    Gibraltar 'close to British hearts', but plenty of room for 'practical dialogue'

    Ambassador Manley suggested UK, Spain, Gibraltar and Andalucia dialogue

    UK Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley has told a Spanish newspaper that British people hold Gibraltar ‘close to their hearts’ and that delays at the border are politically motivated. He underscored Britain and Gibraltar’s desire to engage in “practical” dialogue toward better cross-border relations that would benefit communities on either side of the frontier fence.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:03 UTC

    Algeciras mayor highlights 'English occupation' of Gibraltar and the Falklands

    Landaluce participated of a twinning ceremony at the city of Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego during the 32nd anniversary of the Falklands war

    The mayor of the Spanish town of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce flew back this weekend from Argentina, where he had attended a twinning ceremony with Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego that sought to highlight the ‘English occupation’ of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 06:48 UTC

    Osborne launches with Mantega Brazil/UK 'economic and financial dialogue'

    Besides Mantega the chancellor also met central bank president Tombini and will visit the Sao Paulo stock exchange on Wednesday

    Finance minister Guido Mantega and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced on Tuesday in Sao Paulo the launching of the Brazil/UK Economic and Financial Dialogue to strengthen bilateral trade and cooperation, and investment in infrastrucutre, according to a joint release.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 06:37 UTC

    Chancellor welcomes insurer’s plans to boost Brazilian activity

    Lloyd's, with headquarters in Rio do Janeiro, is Brazil second largest insurer with a 12% market share

    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne welcomed the decision by insurer Hiscox to join the Lloyd’s Brazil reinsurance platform during his current trip to Brazil. This will allow Hiscox to grow its Brazilian business, enabling it to talk directly to potential customers and better understand the local market.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2014 - 22:20 UTC

    Memorial unveiling to commemorate the Battle of the River Plate

    HMS Ajax one of the three Royal Navy vessels involved in the battle

    Survivors of the first major naval battle of the Second World War will gather at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to unveil a memorial commemorating the event. The Battle of the River Plate took place 75 years ago (December 1939), and less than a dozen veterans are still alive from this, the only episode of the war to take place in South America.