Latin America

• Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 07:03 UTC

  Flooding in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, with record rainfall and rivers' swelling

  

  Floods have killed nine people and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes while swelling rivers to record levels in southern Brazil and neighboring Paraguay and Argentina, authorities said Tuesday.

• Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 01:48 UTC

  Uruguay issues 2 billion dollars of new 2050 global bond to help spread the country's debt

  

  Uruguay issued 2 billion dollars of a new 2050 global bond on Tuesday at a spread of 165 to 170 basis points over U.S. Treasuries as part of the government's bid to put less strain on its accounts in the near- and medium-term, it was reported.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 13:43 UTC

  Machu Picchu the destination most world travelers want to see

  

  A travel Web site has selected the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in southeastern Peru as the destination that world travelers most want to see, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva said.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 08:25 UTC

  EU waiting for a signal from Mercosur for the trade deal, says Brussels official

  

  “There is no sense in holding discussions if both sides are not ready” and there are no dates for a meeting of European Union and Mercosur negotiators, revealed the EU External Action Service Director Christian Leffler who nevertheless expects a positive result in the near future.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 08:07 UTC

  At least twenty world leaders will attend the World Cup; eleven the opening match in Sao Paulo

  

  At least eleven heads of state and government have confirmed their attendance at the opening ceremony of the World Cup, next Thursday (12th), in São Paulo, and a total of 20 leaders will be watching World Cup matches.

• Monday, June 9th 2014 - 23:22 UTC

  Iguazu falls Devil's Gorge closed to the public because of rising waters

  

  The Iguazu National Park in Argentina has taken precaution measures and closed access to the Devil's Gorge of the world famous Iguazú falls because of an imminent rise in water levels after the Itaipu and Yacireta dams announced they will be forced to increase the outflow.

• Monday, June 9th 2014 - 07:45 UTC

  Hillary Clinton favors easing US economic embargo on Cuba

  

  While secretary of state, Hillary Clinton urged President Barack Obama to ease the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, according to excerpts from her memoir due out next week.

• Monday, June 9th 2014 - 06:10 UTC

  US Embassy praises Argentina: says 'investment climate has started to change'

  

  The United States Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy In Buenos Aires Kevin Sullivan, who is in charge of the embassy on an interim basis, praised Argentina’s agreement with Paris Club, ICSID and YPF-Repsol deal, saying “the situation is changing, in a good way” and pointing out a change in investment climate.

• Monday, June 9th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  FARC declares a cease fire for the Colombian residential election runoff

  

  Colombia's FARC rebels declared a ceasefire on Sunday from June 9 to 30, a period that will cover a run-off presidential election being contested mainly over how to end five decades of war with the guerrillas.

• Friday, June 6th 2014 - 08:16 UTC

  Argentina announces auto industry accord with Brazil; May sales collapsed 40%

  

  Argentina agreed to sign a one-year deal with Brazil to regulate vehicle trade between both countries, after a meeting held between Industry Minister Débora Giorgi and her Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Borges. The agreement will be signed on June 11 in Buenos Aires.