Politics

Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
A million Chileans march peacefully in Santiago to protest inequality

As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Uruguay votes a criminal reform “Living without fear” to combat rising insecurity

Uruguayans will pick a successor to President Tabare Vazquez on Sunday as well as voting on crime-busting constitutional reform to establish a national guard force and create full life terms for the most serious offenses.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina: calls for a rational transition starting O-28 and the pancake syndrome

On Sunday 33.8 million Argentines will vote for a president, for the renewal of the 130 members of the Lower House and a third of the Senate, 24 out of 72. But results should come as no surprise since a majority of the Argentine electorate has zapped to an old déjà vu show, fed up with president Mauricio Macri and his pro-business policies.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
US suspends all scheduled flights to Cuba except those to Havana

The United States will suspend all scheduled flights to Cuba except to its capital Havana, authorities said on Friday, as US President Donald Trump pushes to dismantle the rapprochement begun by his predecessor Barack Obama.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Londoners can visit Argentina's training vessel ARA Libertad this week end

Argentina's Navy training tall vessel ARA Libertad on her 48th voyage docked on Thursday in London, where she was received by the Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Carlos Sersale, representatives of the Royal Navy and members of the Argentine community in UK.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Controversy over Bolsonaro's possible attendance in Chile of the Libertadores Copa final

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, an admirer of Latin America's military dictatorships, courted controversy on Friday when he said he might go to next month's Copa Libertadores final in the Chilean stadium once used as a detention centre.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Bolsonaro begins tour of Gulf states to mend relations with Arab nations

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday for a tour of three Gulf states, hoping to turn the page on a diplomatic storm last year with Arab nations over a proposal to move Brazil's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
BAS gearing for the Antarctic season: Halley station to reopen and modernization of Rothera to continue

Science and support teams from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are gearing up for the start of the Antarctic summer field season. The first Twin Otter aircraft have arrived at Rothera Research Station, preparations are being made to reopen Halley Research Station, and the next construction phases of a major program to modernize Rothera and the islands stations are set to begin.
Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Argentine ready for the return of Kirchnerism defeated by Macri in 2015

Argentines head to the polls on Sunday with the Peronist opposition strong favourites to take back the presidency from business-friendly reformer Mauricio Macri, who has been stung by a tumbling economy and financial crises.
Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Morales proclaims himself as winner in the first round of the Bolivian presidential election with 47.07% of the vote

A final vote tally by Bolivia's electoral board gave President Evo Morales an outright win in the first-round election on Thursday, with 47.07% of ballots compared to 36.51% for runner-up Carlos Mesa, data on the board's website showed.