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Montevideo, March 7th 2026 - 12:57 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 08:33 UTC

    Bolsonaro will attend the enthronement of Japanese emperor Narushito

    After Japan, Bolsonaro will make official visits to China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he will attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito scheduled for Oct 22 as part of a tour of Asia and the Middle East.

  • Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 08:27 UTC

    Bolsonaro signs decree expanding soft financing for farmers

    Measures include the creation of a “fraternal” fund that will provide an estimated 5 billion reais (US$ 1.20 billion) in additional credit for the sector

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday signed a decree with a variety of measures to expand financing for farmers. The measures include the creation of a “fraternal” fund that will provide an estimated 5 billion reais (US$ 1.20 billion) in additional credit for the sector, according to Rogerio Miranda, the Economy Ministry's deputy secretary for agriculture policy.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 10:57 UTC

    BAE delivered the last of 160 Eurofighter Typhoons to the RAF

    There is a permanent detachment (1435 Flight) of Typhoons located on the Falkland Islands. (Pic. MoD)

    The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has received the last of its Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 multirole combat aircraft into service, with the announcement on 27 September that deliveries from BAE Systems Warton have been concluded.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

    Some 15.8 million Argentines living in poverty according to the latest data

    Some of Argentina's youngest are among those hit the hardest. In the first half of 2019, poverty among those aged under 15 reached 52.6%

    Poverty in Argentina rose to 35.4% of the population in the first half of the year, the highest officially recorded level since 2001, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported today. This means that some 15.8 million Argentines are now considered poor, INDEC's data indicates. At the end of 2018, 32% of Argentines were said to be living in poverty.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentina's recurring nightmare

    Federico Sturzenegger, the central bank governor from 2015 to 2018, argues that proper accounting implies that public debt was 40% of GDP, not 22%

    By Andrés Bello (*) - Argentine President Mauricio Macri seems almost certain to lose his country’s presidential election next month, after committing the same kinds of economic policy mistakes that so many of his Peronist predecessors made. It is a tragic and catastrophically disappointing denouement.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:49 UTC

    Xi's message to Hong Kong: Beijing will uphold “one country, two systems”

    China is preparing for a highly-choreographed anniversary celebration on Oct 1, including a huge military parade and anniversary gala

    Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday to uphold the “one country, two systems” principle in Hong Kong, after months of protests in the semi-autonomous city.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:47 UTC

    Brazil's newest oil auction attracting oil majors

    Brazil expects the transfer of rights auction that will be held on November 6 to bring in US$ 25 billion in licensing fees

    Brazil’s newest oil auction is attracting some of the world’s biggest oil majors such as BP, Chevron, CNOOC, ExxonMobil, and Shell, the Brazilian government said on Monday, according to Bloomberg.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:45 UTC

    Trump should be impeached a thousand times, claims Maduro

    “I wasn't surprised, because that's what Donald Trump does every day against Venezuela,” said Maduro

    Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, under fire all year to quit from the United States and its allies, exulted on Monday in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, though he did not expect the White House to let up against him.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:37 UTC

    Maduro scoffs at EU sanctions and Trump's failed Venezuela policy

    EU ambassadors approved the sanctions as the bloc seeks to keep up pressure on Maduro. The punitive measures impose European travel bans and asset freezes

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday scoffed at sanctions imposed by the European Union and accused Brussels of doing US President Donald Trump's bidding. “I don't care about the European Union sanctions, the sanctions of the European Union make us laugh,” Maduro told a press conference, saying the EU was “sinking in the mud of Donald Trump's failed Venezuela policy.”

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:23 UTC

    Uruguay expects some 203 cruise calls this 2019/2020 season

    Minister Liliam Kechichian making the announcement at a cruise conference in Punta del Este

    Uruguay is expecting 203 calls this coming 2019/20 cruise season, which represents an 11.6% increase over the previous season. The announcement was done by Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during a conference on the cruise and tourism industry held in the Atlantic seaside of Punta del Este.