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Montevideo, January 1st 2026 - 09:52 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 06:42 UTC

    Macri in European tour to promote Argentina: Moscow, Davos and Paris

    Macri will inaugurate the Argentina Square, in the Yakimanka District and lay a flower wreath at the Unknown Soldier Monument next to the Kremlin outer wall.

    Argentine president Mauricio Macri arrived on Monday evening to Moscow the first leg of his latest tour of European countries, and the first of 2018, with the purpose of promoting Argentina and attracting investments. In Moscow president Macri and First Lady Juliana Awada are scheduled to meet with president Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.

  • Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 06:27 UTC

    Jaguar Land Rover plans production cuts on Brexit uncertainty and diesel cars' taxes

    Vehicle makers have blamed Brexit confusion and a hike in diesel taxation for a general fall in UK car sales.

    Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars. The company will scale back output of Range Rover Discovery Sport and Evoque models temporarily later this year. Last week, JLR said its global sales hit a record in 2017, but that the UK market was “tough”.

  • Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 23:26 UTC

    No matter what, Brazil's 2018 election will be controversial

    Lula could be barred from the 2018 election. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/IL

    Brazil will head to the polls on October 7 in what is set to be the most polarizing presidential race in living memory. While the final ballot is beginning to take shape, there is still a question mark over the candidacy of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party), who may be ineligible to run after his impending appeals court decision on charges of corruption. The imbroglio surrounding Lula guarantees that however the 2018 election turns out, both sides will feel they have reason to call foul play.

  • Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 20:35 UTC

    VIDEOS - Clashes between protesters and officials in Venezuela

    The clashes continued during the afternoon between the Bolivarian National Guard and hooded demonstrators. Photo: Vanessa Tarantino

    Security officials are dispersing with pellets and tear gas opposition concentration in front of the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, after the opposition convened a peaceful demonstration in protest against the government. So far at least 3 people have been injured by pellets in the confrontation. The protesters were refuging at the University and erected barricades in the street, facing with stones and molotovs the officials while they shoot and throw tear gas bombs inside the university headquarters, according to ReporteYA

  • Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:57 UTC

    Gap between super rich and the poor at its widest, claims Oxfam

    Oxfam has produced similar reports for the past five years. In 2017 it calculated the world's eight richest individuals had as much wealth as the world's poorest half

    The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to be owned by a small minority, Oxfam has claimed. Some 82% of money generated last year went to the richest 1% of the global population while the poorest half saw no increase at all, the charity said.

  • Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:36 UTC

    Brazil seizes contraband of Paraguayan cigarettes, some from president Cartes factory

    The Brazilian report points out that some of the boxes were identified as cigarettesmanufactured at Tabacalera del Este SA, Tabesa

    Brazilian authorities have reported the seizure of a huge contraband of cigarettes from Paraguay, and some of the brands in the boxes belong to a well known tobacco company in Asunción, which belongs to president Horacio Cartes.

  • Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:11 UTC

    Crowd of 1.3 million at Pope's final Mass in Peru, contrasts with visit to Chile

    The crowd at the military base of 1.3 million people reported by the Vatican was the largest of Francis’ weeklong, two-nation visit.

    More than one million people turned out Sunday for Pope Francis’ final Mass in Peru, giving him a warm and heartfelt farewell that contrasted sharply with the outcry he caused in neighboring Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slandering a bishop.

  • Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 07:45 UTC

    Falklands confirms appointment of Chief of Police

    Speaking of his appointment, Mr. McMahon said: “I’m pleased to take up this post and continue to play my part in the security and safety of the Falkland Islands”. In the photo with Governor Mr Nige

    The Falkland Islands government, FIG, announced on 16 January the permanent appointment of Jeff McMahon as Chief of Police within the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP). Mr. McMahon arrived in the Falkland Islands in May 2017 and was promoted to Detective Chief Inspector in July.

  • Saturday, January 20th 2018 - 10:48 UTC

    Bipartisan efforts failed: US Government shutdown

    Democrats blocked an agreed spending plan after having no solution included for more than 700.000 migrants beneficed by DACA program.

    For first time since 2013, the US government is in shutdown after senators rejected a temporary spending patch. Trump accuses Democrats of taking Americans hostage with their demands.

  • Saturday, January 20th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

    Francis blasts corruption, calls for greater transparency in public entities, private sector, and... the Church

    With President Kuczynski next to him, the pope said that tackling corruption required “a greater culture of transparency”

    Pope Francis made a forceful call to combat corruption in Peru, calling it a social “virus” a month after the Andean nation’s president pardoned a former autocratic leader who had been jailed for graft and human rights abuses.