Politics

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  The Year of the Pig for Chinese couples could mean a third child

  

  A series of postage stamps featuring two pig parents and three happy piglets has prompted speculation that China may be about to further ease its restrictions on the number of children to deal with its rapidly ageing population.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 07:25 UTC

  Pentagon chief in Brazil and Argentina to strengthen bilateral relations

  

  United States Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes of Brazil met on Monday at the Itamaraty Palace in Brazil to reaffirm the long-standing bilateral relationship between their nations, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 06:50 UTC

  Argentina pledges US$ 500 million on Tuesday to stabilize the forex market

  

  Argentina's peso hit an all-time low on Monday as Latin American currencies sank amid a broader sell-off in emerging markets that have been rattled by the Turkish lira's plunge.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 06:31 UTC

  Argentine ex president accompanied to court by close associates of the Pope

  

  Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez over the weekend called on her followers not to accompany her on Monday when she attended the Court House to testify before Judge Claudio Bonadío in reference to the so called “K corruption notebooks”.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 06:16 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez in a written statement denies charges and claims they are politically motivated

  

  Former President Cristina Fernandez on Monday denied any wrongdoing following recent accusations that she was responsible for a corruption scheme involving public works contracts that has trapped many of Argentina's former officials and business elite.

• Monday, August 13th 2018 - 18:53 UTC

  Venezuela appealing US$ 1.4bn compensation ruling, threatening Citgo

  

  Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is appealing a decision allowing Canadian miner Crystallex to take control of shares in U.S. subsidiary PDV Holdings as part of a 10 year dispute over the state takeover of Crystallex assets, a court filing shows.

• Monday, August 13th 2018 - 10:09 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez testifies on the “K notebooks” corruption scheme

  

  Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez has called on her followers not to accompany her when, this Monday, she gives testimony at the Court House before Judge Claudio Bonadío in relation to the so called “K notebooks”.

• Monday, August 13th 2018 - 07:33 UTC

  Bannon defends Johnson: “Boris has nothing to apologize for”

  

  Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Sunday defended Boris Johnson amid controversy over the former British foreign secretary's comments that women who wear burqas look like “letterboxes” and “bank robbers.”

• Monday, August 13th 2018 - 07:19 UTC

  UK embassy supporting program to help Brazil's energy goals

  

  As part of the UK Government’s Prosperity Fund, the British Embassy in Brazil is commissioning a study to assess various options for the governance structure of an Energy Centre to inform and support the Prosperity Fund Energy Program.

• Monday, August 13th 2018 - 06:54 UTC

  Environmental organizations warn about salmon farming risks in Tierra del Fuego

  

  A report issued by the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Surrounding Areas warns of the serious impacts that salmon and trout farming would have on the Argentine coast if the initiatives being considered by the federal government and the province of Tierra del Fuego are approved.