Latin America

Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 07:38 UTC
Paraguay urges OAS to take a position on the country’s situation

Paraguay urged the Organization of American States, OAS, on Wednesday to say whether it will be taking measures or not against the country following the removal of Fernando Lugo from the presidency, a political incident that has reverberated in the whole continent.
Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 07:08 UTC
Chilean opposition remains divided ahead of October municipal elections

Chilean opposition registered its candidates at the Electoral Service for the coming municipal elections in October but was unable to reach an overall agreement to face the ruling conservative parties.
Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 06:46 UTC
The next December solstice celebration in Bolivia will have Coca Cola after all

Bolivia said on Wednesday that statements from Foreign minister David Choquehuanca about “the end of Coca Cola” were taken out of context adding there are no plans to expulse the US Company from the country, as published in the local media.
Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 06:40 UTC
Swedish authorities turn down offer to question Assange in Ecuadorian embassy

Ecuador wants to prevent Julian Assange's extradition to Sweden because it is disappointed that the Scandinavian country has turned down an offer to question the WikiLeaks founder in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, a minister said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 22:28 UTC
Brazilian tourists swamp Chilean winter resorts; 30% more in first half of 2012

Chile’s Under Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass reported that the arrival of Brazilian tourists had soared 30% in the first half of the year, attracted mostly to the ski centres along the Andes Mountains and to Patagonia.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 19:37 UTC
Venezuela’s Mercosur membership “null and void” says Paraguayan government

The Paraguayan government declared “illegal” and “null and void” the inclusion of Venezuela as a full member of Mercosur which was agreed on Tuesday during the extraordinary meeting held in Brasilia with the absence of Paraguay.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 08:08 UTC
Dilma welcomes President Chavez to the world’s fifth economy

Brazilian president DIlma Rousseff said that with the incorporation of Venezuela, Mercosur has become a global power in food and energy and becomes the fifth world economy with a GDP of 3.3tn dollars.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 08:03 UTC
US government ‘sovereign right’ blessing to Venezuela’s inclusion in Mercosur

The US government said that Venezuela as any other country has the “sovereign right” to join regional organizations such as Mercosur. The statement from the US State Department comes on the day that Mercosur officially incorporated Venezuela as full member of the block.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 07:46 UTC
Argentina/Venezuela sign strategic cooperation agreement to boost energy

After attending the Mercosur extraordinary meeting in Brasilia, President Cristina Fernández and her Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, signed a cooperation agreement to develop a strategic energy plan between state oil companies YPF and PDVSA.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 01:24 UTC
Uruguay and Brazil sign wide ranging accord to promote trade and political links

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and his peer Dilma Rousseff signed in Brasilia a bilateral agreement to promote the free circulation of goods and services and the strengthening of political and trade links between the two countries.