Latin America

Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:46 UTC
Uruguay and China flirt with a trade agreement, but Mercosur is not convinced

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing is willing to negotiate step by step, a free trade agreements with Uruguay and other countries in South America, particularly members of Mercosur.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 07:21 UTC
Lula challenges court and accepts nomination as presidential pre-candidate

Brazilian ex-head of state Lula da Silva agreed on Thursday to represent the opposition Workers’ Party (PT) in this year’s presidential election, although a corruption conviction makes it unclear whether he will be able to run.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 07:05 UTC
Brazil shares surge as Lula's corruption conviction is confirmed ruling him out his presidential bid

Brazilian assets soared, with the Bovespa surging above 83,000 for the first time ever, and the currency Real surging through 3.20 after three judges in a local appeals court upheld a conviction for corruption imposed last July on ex-President Lula da Silva.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 06:19 UTC
Chinese foreign minister in Uruguay to promote trade and investments

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in Uruguay on Tuesday night for a three-day official visit which includes meetings with his peer Rodolfo Nin Novoa, president Tabare Vazquez and holding a round of talks to promote trade and discuss the possibility of a bilateral agreement.
Wednesday, January 24th 2018 - 10:02 UTC
“Enough is enough”, thousands of Uruguayan farmers tell the government

“Enough is enough”, an end to the bloated state and its fiscal voracity, so that Uruguayan farmers can recover competitiveness, was the clear message from tens of thousands who gathered in central Uruguay to express their disenchantment with president Tabare Vazquez administration attitude towards the rural sector.
Wednesday, January 24th 2018 - 08:56 UTC
WHO confirms Dr. Carissa Etienne second term as regional director for Americas

The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 142nd session in Geneva, has appointed Dr Carissa Etienne for a second term as WHO Regional Director for Americas.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 07:46 UTC
Leading Mexican senator joins presidential hopeful Lopez Obrador

Mexican opposition Senator Gabriela Cuevas said on Sunday she will leave the center-right National Action Party (PAN) to join the campaign of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who leads polls ahead of July’s presidential election.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 07:10 UTC
A long announced summer surprise for the Uruguayan government of Vazquez and Mujica

Anywhere between 8.000 and 50.000 people are expected to convene on Tuesday to Durazno, central Uruguay, to protest and demand solutions to what is seen as an over bloated government, fiscal strangling, incompetent management of government companies and an overall dissatisfaction with the results of these policies and deaf political ears to the ongoing complaints.
Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:11 UTC
Crowd of 1.3 million at Pope's final Mass in Peru, contrasts with visit to Chile

More than one million people turned out Sunday for Pope Francis’ final Mass in Peru, giving him a warm and heartfelt farewell that contrasted sharply with the outcry he caused in neighboring Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slandering a bishop.
Saturday, January 20th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Francis blasts corruption, calls for greater transparency in public entities, private sector, and... the Church

Pope Francis made a forceful call to combat corruption in Peru, calling it a social “virus” a month after the Andean nation’s president pardoned a former autocratic leader who had been jailed for graft and human rights abuses.