Latin America

• Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:48 UTC

  UN seeking US$ 738m to help neighboring countries receiving inflow of millions of Venezuelan refuges

  

  The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking US$ 738 million in 2019 to help neighboring countries cope with the inflow of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, who have “no prospect for return in the short to medium term”.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Ecuadorean vice president resigns following allegations of illegal funding

  

  Ecuador's Vice President Maria Vicuna announced her resignation on Tuesday, one day after President Lenin Moreno relieved her of duties amid an investigation into payments she received as a legislator years ago.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 21:36 UTC

  Sino-Panamanian relations off to a strong start, says Xi Jinping

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday explained relations between his country and Panama have ”gotten off to a strong start in just a year-and-a-half” after the establishment of diplomatic ties in June 2017.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 05:42 UTC

  British PM May appoints Mark Menzies MP as Trade Envoy to Argentina

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Mark Menzies MP as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Argentina. The announcement was made on Monday by the Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, in a message to both Houses of Parliament.

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 15:24 UTC

  Uruguay rejects Peruvian ex-president Alan García's asylum petition

  

  Uruguay’s President, Tabaré Vázquez announced Monday along with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa that Peruvian former president Alan García will not receive political asylum. The rejection of the request is due to the fact that in Peru “the three powers of the State operate” freely, said Vázquez.

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 22:54 UTC

  Corbyn-supportive AMLO sworn in as Mexico's president

  

  Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as Mexico's new president, after his landslide win in July. The 65-year old AMLO, as he is more commonly referred to, is starting his six-year term with a promise to end corruption, poverty and extreme violence.

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 22:44 UTC

  Mexico, US, Canada sign Buenos Aires treaty to replace NAFTA

  

  The presidents of the United States and of Mexico and Canada's Prime Minister signed Friday in Buenos Aires the new North American trade agreement, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is to replace the NAFTA one.

• Friday, November 30th 2018 - 02:02 UTC

  Second leg of Libertadores Cup decider set for Dec. 9 in Madrid

  

  The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)'s disciplinary board Thursday turned down Boca Juniors' request and thus cleared the way for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final to be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu on December 9, it was announced.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  Mexico's Lopez Obrador takes office amid business community concerns

  

  Mexico's central bank cut its economic growth forecast for 2019 on Wednesday, citing uncertainty over the policies that president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will pursue. In its quarterly report on the state of Latin America's second-largest economy, after Brazil, the Bank of Mexico predicted growth of 1.7 to 2.7% next year, down from 1.8 to 2.8% in its previous forecast.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  Norwegian Air plans to break British Airways London/Rio do Janeiro “monopoly”

  

  Budget carrier Norwegian Air plans to start flights between London and Rio de Janeiro in March to break what it said was a “monopoly” enjoyed by British Airways between the two cities.