Politics

Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 10:26 UTC
Macri optimistic about reaching a Mercosur/EU trade deal by end of the year

Argentine president Mauricio Macri who has made signing trade deals a priority, said he was optimistic that Mercosur, the trade bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, would be able to conclude a free trade deal with the European Union by year-end despite differences over beef, ethanol and other agribusiness matters.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 10:14 UTC
Temer insists social security reform bill will pass, despite all the opposition

Brazilian president Michel Temer admitted that the social security reform bill may not be put to a vote, but underlined that even if that is the case, the federal government will not be shut down.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 09:59 UTC
An estimated third of the Brazilian population live below the poverty line

A new system implemented by the World Bank to measure the number of people who live below the poverty line has meant that in Brazil the number has risen from 8.9 million to 45.5 million, which is almost a third of the population.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 09:19 UTC
Democracy, Armed forces and Police, the most trusted institutions in Uruguay

Support for democracy in Uruguay reached 70% this year, two points higher than in 2016, and leads in Latin America in its overall sustained commitment to democracy, according to the latest release from the Latinbarometer report.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 08:00 UTC
Piñera can be only defeated with a strong voter turnout, admit his opponents

The frontrunner for Chile’s presidency, billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera, faces an array of left-wing parties in this year’s elections but he can expect help from one quarter - low turnout.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:35 UTC
Finnish company sets out conditions for the building of a second pulp mill in Uruguay

Finland's UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp mill investment. The agreement details the roles, commitments and time-line for both parties as well as the relevant items to be agreed prior to the final investment decision, reported the Finnish company in a release on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:10 UTC
Gendarmerie report says Nisman was beaten and drugged by two attackers who then staged his suicide

A new report summarizing the findings of an Argentina police probe into the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, who accused Argentina's government of covering up Iranian involvement in the bombing of a Jewish community center in 1994, has determined that the prosecutor was murdered.
Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:47 UTC
Sicily's regional elections open the way for a Berlusconi comeback

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks set for another political comeback after a coalition he backed won Sicily's regional elections. The result adds momentum to the newly formed centre-right alliance.
Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:40 UTC
UK praise for Argentina's Human Rights Record

The United Kingdom praised Argentina for the advances in implementing human rights legislation and practice. The UK statement was delivered at the 28th session of the Universal Period Review during the discussion of Argentina's Human Rights Record on 6 November 2017. The Universal Periodic Review takes place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:33 UTC
Texan multiple killer was ousted from the Air Force, but never reported to FBI

$In 2014 Kelley was formally ousted from the Air Force for a 2012 assault on his ex-wife in which he choked her and struck her son hard enough to fracture his skull.$

The gunman who killed 26 people at a small-town Texas church had a history of domestic violence that spanned years before the attack, and was able buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules.