Politics

Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 22:17 UTC
US dollar soars in Brazil amid fiscal uncertainty

Amid uncertainty stemming from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's planned measures, the US dollar soared Wednesday against the Brazilian real, hitting a new record of R$ 6.26 = US$ 1 while the stock market fell above 3%, also driven by the 0.25 percentage point interests cut by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 20:21 UTC
Civic Service reinstated in Argentina

The Argentine Government announced Tuesday that it was implementing a so-called Civic Service for people aged between 18 and 24 who neither study nor work. The measure was approved in a joint agreement between the Ministries of Security and Human Capital.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
EU/Mercosur trade deal: How detrimental for Mercosur and how beneficial for EU farmers?

A few days after European Commission President Ursula von del Leyen signed a long-pending trade agreement with four South American nations, French farmers were back on the streets dumping manure. This time they parked the tractors near the tunnel in Calais that goes through the English Channel, according to a report from German political and business analyst Uwe Hessler.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:44 UTC
Denmark releases anti-whaling activist Paul Watson; pledges to continue battling Japan’s illegal operations

The Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was released from a Greenland jail after a five-month detention, where he was detained on an international arrest warrant by Interpol on request from the Japanese government.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:21 UTC
New Mauritius government questions the Chagos archipelago agreement, “not enough benefits for our country”

British media is reporting that the Republic of Mauritius has submitted changes to a proposed deal over the future of the Chagos Islands, with the country's new PM arguing the original agreement did not benefit his country enough.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 21:19 UTC
EU: Venezuelan opposition leaders granted Sakharov Prize

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado were awarded Tuesday the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament given their “efforts to restore freedom and democracy” in the South American country.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 20:29 UTC
Trump picks golfing friend with Uruguayan past for Montevideo Embassy

US President-elect Donald Trump chose his golfing friend Louis Rinaldi as his incoming administration's future Ambassador to Montevideo. The Italy-born Rinaldi grew up in Uruguay since he was 4 before moving to the United States. Trump has announced that a series of ambassadorial positions would be filled businessmen such as Rinaldi rather than career diplomats.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Caracas confirms arresting Argentine Gendarmería NCO

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello Monday confirmed that Argentine Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) First Corporal Nahuel Gallo had been arrested by the Chavista regime because “he came to fulfill a mission.” Cabello added that Gallo's social media activity showed a lifestyle unfitting his salary, which raised doubts about his ultimate intentions.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Moody's downgrades politically shaken France's credit rating

A politically shaken France has been downgraded by Moody's Investors Service from “Aa2” to “Aa3” and the country's long-term outlook went from “stable” to “negative” amid the ongoing “fragmentation” following the appointment of Prime Minister François Bayrou.
Monday, December 16th 2024 - 21:24 UTC
Venezuelan gov't releases 179 detainees from July's incidents

Venezuelan authorities announced Monday the release of 179 people who were detained in the riots that ensued the controversial July 28 elections which both President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia claimed to have won.