Politics

Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:24 UTC
“Argentina has left the populist experiment, and no other country has its potential”

Argentina has left behind its populist experiment, and there is no other country with greater potential, Argentine president Mauricio Macri told the World Economic Forum in Davos during a speech to the forum of world political and business leaders.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 07:27 UTC
Falklands decide to discuss a Holiday Scheme, originally funded by the government

The Falkland Islands Holiday Credit Scheme that lasted some ten years until 2008, and by which the government credited a daily contribution to each Islander in support of the cost of overseas travel, may be about to make a comeback, according to the latest edition of the Penguin News.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 07:21 UTC
Lula challenges court and accepts nomination as presidential pre-candidate

Brazilian ex-head of state Lula da Silva agreed on Thursday to represent the opposition Workers’ Party (PT) in this year’s presidential election, although a corruption conviction makes it unclear whether he will be able to run.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 07:05 UTC
Lula's passport seized by a court; trip to African Union conference cancelled

A Brazilian court on Thursday approved the seizure of former President Lula da Silva’s passport, the justice ministry said, after an appeals court upheld the corruption conviction of the left-wing hero.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 10:50 UTC
Electoral retaliation in Venezuela

The elections are not ordered or decreed, they are called. And is that the Venezuelan regime, with this new nonsense, does nothing but reveal the murder, not only of people who think differently in such atrocious ways as executing them extrajudicially -with a complete army against half dozen of people- to silence and chastise, but also murder of fundamental democratic and republican principles while trampling the country's constitution.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 10:06 UTC
EU leaders warn on nationalism and call for global cooperation ahead of Trump's speech

European leaders warned at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday against a return to nationalism, with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel calling for more global cooperation to harness the forces of globalization.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 09:47 UTC
Macri meets EU leaders in Davos; Argentina sells research reactor to Holland

Argentine president Mauricio Macri held on Wednesday a meeting with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which they discussed German investments in Argentina through Private-Public Partnership (PPP).
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 09:16 UTC
The US tourism industry is suffering from the “Trump slump”

Travel to the US is falling, a decline some in the tourism industry blame on US President Donald Trump. The number of international visitors fell by 4% in the first seven months of 2017, according to the US National Travel & Tourism Office and the trend occurred across all regions, with Africa and the Middle East reporting some of the most dramatic declines.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 07:05 UTC
Brazil shares surge as Lula's corruption conviction is confirmed ruling him out his presidential bid

Brazilian assets soared, with the Bovespa surging above 83,000 for the first time ever, and the currency Real surging through 3.20 after three judges in a local appeals court upheld a conviction for corruption imposed last July on ex-President Lula da Silva.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 06:39 UTC
Macri and Putin in Moscow reaffirm Argentina/Russia strategic relationship

Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, signed on Tuesday a declaration aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation during a press conference at the Kremlin. Macri told Putin that he hoped this marked the first of many visits to the Russian capital and highlighted their countries’ mutual interests.