Latin America

Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 09:08 UTC
EU and Mexico reach new trade agreement: tariff cuts for European cheese and pork

The European Union and Mexico reached an agreement on Saturday on a new free trade deal, a coup for both parties in the face of increased protectionism from the United States under President Donald Trump. Since its plans for a trade alliance with the United States were frozen after Trump's election victory, the EU has focused instead on trying to champion open markets and seal accords with other like-minded countries.
Saturday, April 21st 2018 - 06:31 UTC
Unasur under pressure: six nations, including Brazil and Argentina, suspend their memberships

Half of the nations belonging to Unasur, a South American bloc set up a decade ago to counter U.S. sway in the region, have decided to suspend their membership, a Brazilian official announced on Friday.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
Mexico bans government institutions from doing business with Odebrecht

Mexico has banned federal institutions and state governments from doing business with Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht for the next 2-1/2 years, and fined the company around US$ 60 million, the government said.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:24 UTC
Lopez Obrador closer to the Mexican presidency: 22 percentage points ahead of his closest rival

Mexico’s frontrunner has just clocked a new milestone in his race toward the presidency, distancing himself from his rivals by 22 percentage points in a new poll ahead of the July 1 election.
Thursday, April 19th 2018 - 22:24 UTC
Miguel Díaz-Canel becomes the new president of Cuba: there is no chance of a Trojan horse

Miguel Díaz-Canel has been ratified on Thursday by the National Assembly of Cuba as the new president of the Council of State, the country's first leader in practice. The parliament ratified the former vice president with 99.83% of the votes of the deputies present. Diaz-Canel replaces the General Raúl Castro, who retires from power after 12 years at the head of the country. However, the new president clarified that Raúl Castro “will lead the most important decisions” for the country.
Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 07:50 UTC
OAS mission will observe the Mexican elections of July first

The Organization of American States (OAS) and Mexico signed an agreement on the privileges and immunities of the Mission of Foreign Visitors that will observe the July first federal and local elections.
Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 07:45 UTC
UK welcomes Guatemala's referendum decision to take Belize's dispute to the ICJ

The United Kingdom has welcomed the result of April 15 referendum on taking Guatemala’s territorial, maritime and insular dispute with Belize to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 07:37 UTC
Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel who is expected to lead Cuba after 60 years of the Castro dynasty

Cuba is set to undergo a historic shift this week, elevating a relatively unknown Communist Party official to replace retiring President Raúl Castro. But who is Miguel Díaz-Canel? And what does his ascension to the top of Cuba's government mean for a country that has been run by the Castro brothers for nearly 60 years?
Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 07:29 UTC
FARC dissidents challenge Ecuador with a new abduction: a couple of civilians

A group of Colombian rebels active on the Ecuadorian border has sent a “proof of life” video of a kidnapped couple, the Ecuadorian government said, the second kidnapping by the group this month.
Monday, April 16th 2018 - 18:22 UTC
Most Latin American countries cautious or critical about bombings in Syria

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed air strikes by the United States and its allies on Syria’s chemical weapons program but Argentina, Brazil and Peru voiced caution during a regional summit about the escalating military action.