Politics

Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
No end to uncertainty: Argentine bonds plunge and the country risk soared to 2.276 points

Argentine bond prices fell on Thursday and the country risk soared to levels not seen since 2005 after the government announced plans to extend maturities on an estimated US$ 100bn in debt, raising fear of a full-blown financial crisis.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Colombian guerrilla leaders criticize the peace accord and return to the jungle to resume fighting

A former senior commander of the dissolved FARC rebel army in Colombia announced on Thursday he is taking up arms again along with other guerrillas who have distanced themselves from a historic peace accord signed with the government.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Tierra del Fuego protests Falklands display at the coming agricultural show in Uruguay

The extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego has sent letters to the Foreign Ministry and to the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Department expressing concern about a Falkland Islands stand at the British pavilion in the coming international agriculture show in Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay to take place between September 3 and 15.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:46 UTC
US confident of EU sanctions on Venezuela, if political dialogue fails; Russia main trader of the country's oil

Washington's envoy for Venezuela said on Thursday he was hopeful that the European Union will impose sanctions against Caracas in the coming months and the United States was examining more measures to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Brazil economy rebounds in second quarter spurred by construction and industrial production

Brazil’s economy rebounded strongly in the second quarter after having shrunk in the first, official figures showed on Thursday, indicating Latin America’s largest economy comfortably avoided falling back into recession.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Fernandez meets Argentine farmers leaders and proposes a fresh start

The man widely expected to become Argentina’s next president asked farmers from the country’s key grains sector on Thursday to put aside their bitter differences with the government of his running mate, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and move forward with him.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Mexican president claims he was spied with a “sophisticated camera”, but downplays the situation, “I have nothing to hide”

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday a “sophisticated camera” had been found in his offices, but added that he was unconcerned because he has nothing to hide.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Bolsonaro bans burning forests for 60 days, and insists Macron must apologize for calling him a liar

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Court bids in London, Edinburgh and Belfast to stop the “coup”, suspension of parliament; more street protests programmed

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament just weeks before Britain's EU departure date faced legal challenges on Thursday amid a furious outcry from pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Trump launches a new force branch for space warfare to ensure US dominance

President Donald Trump launched a new Pentagon command dedicated to warfare in space on Thursday, as American armed forces chiefs see China and Russia pressing hard to erode the US advantage in the newest military frontier.