Politics

Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 - 08:08 UTC
Moscow and Falklands' war: “ironically the Soviet Union came on the side of anti communist Argentina”

Sputnik, the official Russian news agency has recalled the 1982 South Atlantic conflict on the 36th anniversary, and offers an interesting interpretation of events previous to the war, the fighting itself and prospects for the future, making emphasis on the overall world scenario at the time.
Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 - 07:15 UTC
Macri pledges to Malvinas relatives that Argentina will continue to struggle for the Islands' sovereignty

President Mauricio Macri received at the Olivos residence the relatives of the 90 soldiers buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands and pledged that Argentina will continue to struggle for the sovereignty and recovery of the Islands.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Maduro and cronies “grey listed” as suspects of money laundering and terrorism financing

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered “high risk” for laundering money and financing terrorism, according to an advisory issued by Panama's economy and finance ministry.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Japan admits catching 333 minke whales with no interference from protestors

Japan’s whaling fleet returned on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without interference from anti-whaling protests, officials said.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Venezuela rejects having Guyana's Essequibo dispute taken to the International Court of Justice

Venezuela is seeking a “practical and satisfying” solution to its border dispute with Guyana even as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country has already filed its application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague on the matter.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Rousseff and Lula furious with Netflix series “The Mechanism” on corruption

Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has accused Netflix of political bias and character assassination in its series based on the massive Car Wash corruption investigation that rocked Brazil’s political establishment. Since its debut last week, the series called “The Mechanism” has enthralled Brazilians with its dramatization of the political scandal that contributed to Rousseff’s downfall and impeachment in 2016.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 08:45 UTC
Barclays agrees to pay US$ 2bn to settle lawsuit for “misleading investors”

Barclays has agreed to pay US$2bn to settle a lawsuit brought by the US government over the sale of mortgage-backed securities. The US alleged that the bank had misled investors about the quality of loans backing the securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 06:01 UTC
Brazil Finance minister Meirelles expected to announce this week his presidential bid

Brazil's Finance Minister, Henrique Meirelles, will step down from the government this week and join the ranks of the ruling Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, senior government officials said. The news of Meirelles' move was broken by the government's chief of staff, Eliseu Padilha.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 05:28 UTC
The Economist: Mauricio Macri fights Argentina’s tradition of handouts for votes

Just off Leonardo da Vinci Avenue, a long street of modest shops and foul-smelling gutters in the district of La Matanza outside Buenos Aires, stands La Juanita, a co-operative. Founded by unemployed workers in 2001, it occupies a former school.
Monday, April 2nd 2018 - 05:19 UTC
Malvinas Veteran and Fallen Day remembered in Argentina with two central ceremonies

The 36th anniversary of the Falklands conflict in 1982 will be recalled in Argentina with two main events: Malvinas relatives will be received on Monday afternoon by president Mauricio Macri at his official residence in Olivos while Interior Minister Rogelio Fregerio will head the ceremony in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, next to the Beagle Channel.