Latin America

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 05:50 UTC

  Uruguayan economy forecasted to expand 4% to 4.5%; inflation main challenge

  

  Uruguay's economy is poised to expand 4% to 4.5% this year, a moderate slowdown from the growth of just over 6% seen in 2011, the president of the central bank Mario Bergara told reporters during an IMF conference held in Punta del Este.

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 05:32 UTC

  Chavez proclaims “I will overcome”, admits radiation treatment for cancer

  

  President Hugo Chavez said he will need radiation treatment for cancer in the run-up to Venezuela's October presidential poll though he insisted there was no metastasis after the removal of another tumour.

• Wednesday, February 29th 2012 - 07:42 UTC

  Unasur presidents invited to Tierra del Fuego on 2 April, anniversary of the Malvinas war

  

  The Union of South American Nations, Unasur presidents have been invited by Argentina to a ceremony in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, next 2 April when the official beginning of the Malvinas war three decades ago.

• Wednesday, February 29th 2012 - 07:38 UTC

  Official report: Chavez in good physical condition; pelvic lesion completely extracted

  

  Surgeons “completely” removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's pelvis and the populist leader is in good physical condition after the operation in Cuba, Venezuela's vice president said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, February 29th 2012 - 07:14 UTC

  Argentines flood Chile to purchase electronic devices and home appliances

  

  Seven out of ten Argentine cars that cross to Chile return home with electronic devices and home appliances bought in some Chilean city, according to a report from the Buenos Aires daily La Nación.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 20:10 UTC

  British cruise avoids Chilean port because of protests and social unrest

  

  Another British cruise vessel had to cancel its visit to a South American port, this time in Chile but not because of political disputes with the UK, but rather as a direct consequence of local protests against the national government.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 17:37 UTC

  Santiago de Chile has the tallest building in South America

  

  Santiago de Chile has the highest skyscraper in South America: the Gran Torre Costanera reached this condition when it surpassed the 300 metres height. The 107.125 square metres block has been designed by Chilean architects Alemparte, Barreda & Associates together with Pelli, Clarke, Pelli Architects, responsible for the Petrona Towers in Kuala Lampur.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 17:23 UTC

  Chavez recovering from cancer surgery but no official work on his condition

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez came out of cancer surgery overnight in Cuba and is recovering in a hospital, two sources said on Tuesday, but there was still no official word on the leader's condition.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 04:18 UTC

  President Correa, in lead case, pardons newspaper publishers and former columnist

  

  Ecuador's populist president, Rafael Correa, on Monday pardoned three newspaper publishers and a former columnist who had been sentenced to jail and ordered to pay 40 million dollars damages in a libel case that angered media freedom advocates.

• Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:55 UTC

  Mujica admits trade relations with Argentina are “very complicated”

  

  Uruguayan President José Mujica admitted trade relations with Argentina are “very complicated” because of the import restrictions implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernández and did not discard ‘mirror’ measures to counter