Politics

Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:11 UTC
IOC tells the world “to prepare for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020”

The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it is confident this summer's Tokyo Games will open as scheduled in July amid concerns over possible disruptions caused by the current worldwide coronavirus outbreak.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:59 UTC
UK/Argentina discuss trade and business opportunities, but also Malvinas

UK Deputy Foreign Secretary for Europe and the Americas Wendy Morton held on Monday several meetings in Buenos Aires with officials from the new Argentine government looking to strengthen bilateral ties as well as boosting trade and investment.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:58 UTC
Argentina suspends Strategic Dialogue on defense issues with UK

Argentine minister of Defense Agustin Rossi announced the decision to postpone a Strategic Dialogue meeting with UK peers which was scheduled to take place during the first week of March.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Uruguay: Interreligious prayer with Lacalle Pou on his first day as president

Surrounded by security and stopped by some parishioners who asked for a photo, the new president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou and part of his cabinet walked this Monday in the middle aisle of Montevideo’s Cathedral, to an interfaith ceremony held to pray for the new government.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Socialist Paris mayor makes Lula da Silva an honorary citizen of the city

Paris city hall made Brazil’s former leader Lula da Silva an honorary citizen on Monday, in a likely blow to his political enemy President Jair Bolsonaro whose relationship with France has deteriorated. The motion to honour Lula was backed by the city’s Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Taipei accuses Beijing of “using external problems to relieve domestic pressure”

China is pressuring Taiwan with “provocative” air force maneuvers near the island and spreading fake news to sow discord during the coronavirus outbreak, security sources and government officials in Taiwan say.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Argentina hires Lazard, Bank of America and HSBC for debt restructuring process

Argentina’s government said on Sunday it had hired Lazard as financial advisor and Bank of America and HSBC as debt placement agents for the debt restructuring process it hopes to close by the end of March.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 19:54 UTC
Crucial election in oil rich Guyana; economy forecasted to grow 85% this year, IMF

Guyana goes to the polls this Monday in a pivotal election in one of South America's poorest nations, where a coming oil boom is set to reshape an ethnically-divided political landscape.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 12:24 UTC
Reedition of Kirchner's aggressive policy towards Falklands announced by Alberto Fernandez

The Kirchnerite government headed by president Alberto Fernandez announced on Sunday, at the opening of the 138th congressional session, the new focus of the Malvinas Islands/Antarctica policy which will emphasize the sovereignty claim over the South Atlantic Islands, particularly the Falklands, and sanction those fishing companies operating in the area.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 10:06 UTC
Government rotation in democratic Uruguay: business as usual

It was a March sunny Sunday in Montevideo, and for the solid democracy of Uruguay, business as usual. An outgoing center government was replaced by a center-right coalition that emerged victorious from the runoff last November. Despite fifteen years in office, three mandates, Luis Lacalle Pou, 46, is the new president for the next five years and for the first time with a woman vice president, notary Beatriz Argimón.