Politics

Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:30 UTC
US Treasury Secretary welcomes Argentina's talks with IMF on Article IV

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday welcomed Argentina's talks with the International Monetary Fund after the heavily indebted country said it would launch consultations, starting Monday, that could lead to a new funding program.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:17 UTC
Falkland Islands, part of the largest Catholic ecclesiastic jurisdiction

The Catholic Church in the British Overseas Territories of the southern Atlantic Ocean is governed by two ecclesiastical jurisdictions: the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands and the Ecclesial Mission sui iuris of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Both of these are directly responsible to the Holy See.
Sunday, February 23rd 2020 - 05:29 UTC
Argentina manages a US$ 1.02bn trade surplus in January

Argentina's economic activity expanded in December as retail sales and manufacturing advanced, while the country posted a trade surplus in January that almost tripled the surplus the same month a year earlier.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 11:19 UTC
Guaidó calls for a new round of massive protests against the Maduro regime

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday called a demonstration in a bid to reignite the protest movement he hopes will force President Nicolas Maduro from office.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Could China end going to the rescue of crisis-prone Argentina?

Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default, prompting some analysts to speculate whether the crisis-prone South American country might be tempted to accept funding from China.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:08 UTC
Argentina economy shrinks two years running, 2.1% in 2019 after 2.5% in 2018

Recession-hit Argentina's economy shrank by 2.1% in 2019, the state statistics institute said on Friday. The institute said the economy contracted by 0.3% in December compared to the same period in 2018.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:02 UTC
Bolsonaro wants electric carmaker Telsa to open a factory in Brazil

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he would try to convince electric carmaker Tesla to open a factory in Brazil when he heads to the United States next month. Bolsonaro, who will visit Miami and Dallas on March 9 and 10, said on Twitter that “our extensive agenda will include the possibility of bringing Tesla to Brazil.”
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Peruvians demonstrate in support of bull and cock fighting

Around 10,000 people demonstrated in support of bull and cock fighting in Lima on Friday ahead of a Supreme Court decision on their future.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:17 UTC
“El Menchito”, son of a powerful Mexican drug lord extradited to the US

The son of a powerful Mexican drug lord was this week extradited to the United States, where he is wanted for trafficking, a government source revealed. Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, known as “El Menchito,” “was extradited this day on the charge of conspiracy to smuggle drugs” into US territory, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Brazil distributes 128 million condoms ahead of Carnival festivities

Brazil’s Ministry of Health has begun to distribute the 128.6 million condoms purchased to guarantee the protection of those who participate in Carnival 2020 later this month. Officials said that by the beginning of the Carnival period, all states in the country will have been supplied.