Politics

Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in history

Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in its history, at least temporarily, after outgoing leader Horacio Cartes decided to step down ahead of schedule. Vice-President Alicia Pucheta, 68, will complete Cartes' mandate after he resigned to become a senator.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Argentine military to have a greater role in combating drug-trafficking

Argentina’s Armed Forces will soon play a bigger role in the fight against drug-trafficking and terrorism, as the president Mauricio Macri administration looks to assigning new responsibilities to the military in domestic and border security.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:46 UTC
1.2bn children worldwide at risk from conflict, poverty and sexual discrimination

About 1.2 billion children face severe risks from conflict, poverty or sexual discrimination, said Save the Children rights organization in a report published on Wednesday. The main threats to childhood are child labor, exclusion from education, early pregnancy and child marriage, with conflict often inflating the risks.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:36 UTC
EU pledges more funds to combat populism and migrant crisis

The European Union has proposed spending more on Italy and other member countries hit by the economic and migrant crises, but less on increasingly wealthy eastern states like Poland. The European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, proposed the regional shift in the “cohesion” portion of the post-2020 multi-year budget as Italy faces political chaos.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:27 UTC
Debilitated Brazilian government challenged with an oil-workers 72-hour strike

Brazilian oil workers began a 72-hour strike on Wednesday in a new blow to President Michel Temer following a nationwide trucker protest that has strangled Latin America's largest economy for over a week. The strike affecting several rigs, refineries, plants and ports is the latest challenge for state-led oil firm Petrobras, whose shares have tumbled nearly 30% in two weeks over fears that political interference would unwind more investor-focused policies.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:01 UTC
Falklands to build construction unit for vulnerable persons

Following a formal procurement process, the Falkland Islands Government has received tender responses from a number of construction companies interested in building the new vulnerable persons extra care unit in Stanley.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 07:47 UTC
Argentine forensic team identify remains of another combatant buried in the Falklands

The remains of yet another Argentine combatant fallen during the Falklands conflict in 1982, and buried at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin, have been identified bringing the number to 91, out of a total of 121 only a year ago.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 07:40 UTC
Deal to compensate one of the world's most indebted oil company

Petrobras and Brazil’s government are “very close” to resolving a long-running dispute over an oil-rich offshore area, a deputy minister said, dismissing concerns a fuel pricing crisis had emerged as an obstacle in talks.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 07:20 UTC
Total denied environmental license to drill at the Amazon basin

Brazilian environmental agency Ibama this week rejected French oil company Total SA’s application for an environmental license to drill in the ecologically sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin. It is the fourth time that Ibama has rejected the application and requested additional information.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 07:11 UTC
Coca Cola supports Macri with US$ 1.2bn, 2019/2021, investment pledge

Coca-Cola announced it would increase its investments in Argentina over the next three years, giving embottled President Mauricio Macri’s government a boost at a difficult time.