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Montevideo, August 27th 2026 - 14:15 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 08:37 UTC

    Uruguayan farmers surprise government and take to the roads to protest fiscal policies

    Vazquez is a supine ignorant of farm affairs and his longtime Agriculture minister, Tabare Aguerre, had actually presented his resignation several months ago

    Uruguayan farmers with their tractors, harvesters, trucks, vans and on horseback took to the roads to protest the cost of fuel, power, increased taxes and an over bloated national budget and bureaucracy which they blame for making several farm activities unprofitable, and have had an overall negative impact for the different camp activities.

  • Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 07:13 UTC

    Francis expresses pain and shame for sex abuse by Chile's Catholic clergy

    “Here I feel bound to express my pain and shame at the irreparable damage caused to children by some ministers of the Church,” Francis said

    On his first full day in Chile on Tuesday Pope Francis immediately confronted the issue of sex abuse by the country's Catholic clergy, apologized and said he felt ashamed -- just hours after several Chilean churches were reportedly firebombed.

  • Tuesday, January 16th 2018 - 10:09 UTC

    Vatican protocol message to President Macri when Pope overflew Argentina

    In a telegram sent to president Macri, Francis expressed his “closeness” and extended his blessing to all the Argentine people

    While overflying Argentine territory on Monday, in his trip to Chile for a three-day visit, Pope Francis sent his “warm greetings” to President Mauricio Macri and called on his fellow Argentines not to forget to pray for him, in his twenty second apostolic trip, which also includes Peru.

  • Tuesday, January 16th 2018 - 10:04 UTC

    Scotland reveals impact on its economy of UK leaving the European Union

    Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched the paper with a speech in Edinburgh, alongside her Brexit minister Mike Russell.

    Scotland's economy would be £12.7bn a year worse off under a so-called hard Brexit, according to analysis by the Scottish government. The figure is contained in a paper on the impact of UK withdrawal from the European Union. It calculates the cost to Scotland of the UK leaving the single market with or without a trade deal.

  • Tuesday, January 16th 2018 - 09:52 UTC

    Support for Lula's presidential bid despite his corruption conviction

    The petition titled “Election without Lula is a fraud”, comes ahead of a January 24 court ruling on his appeal of a nine-and-a-half-year jail sentence issued last July.

    Four South American ex-presidents are among more than 170,000 people who signed a petition supporting former president Lula da Silva bid for another term as Brazil's president, despite his corruption conviction. US film-maker Oliver Stone also signed the online petition supporting Lula, whose electoral aspirations are at risk of being blocked.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 21:08 UTC

    Venezuelan rebels killed in operative against Oscar Pérez

    Oscar Pérez led a group of rebels of the Venezuelan armed forces since last year, when he flew over Caracas in a helicopter of the Bolivarian police intelligence firing on the interior ministry

    An operation started at dawn on Monday in El Junquito, Caracas left 2 police and an undetermined number of dead rebels, the government announced. From his social networks, Oscar Perez, bloody and with detonations in the background, repeatedly reported on video that although he and his team had already surrendered, they did not stop receiving shots, missiles and grenades in the house where they were hiding.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:39 UTC

    Investigator of murdered Maltese journalist Caruana Galizia fears for his life

    Jonathan Ferris is seeking full police protection amid concerns he could be targeted after looking into her claims against top political figures.

    A former anti-corruption investigator in Malta has told BBC Newsnight he fears for his life after looking into allegations made by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Jonathan Ferris is seeking full police protection amid concerns he could be targeted after looking into her claims against top political figures.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:25 UTC

    First Minister Sturgeon: Brexit deal will decide second referendum on Scottish independence

    Speaking on the BBC Andrew Marr Program, Sturgeon said that people wanted to see clarity on the future relationship between the UK and Europe.

    Nicola Sturgeon has said she will be able to make a judgment on whether to back a second referendum on Scottish independence by the end of this year. The first minister said her decision would be made when the shape of a deal between Britain and the European Union became clear in the autumn.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

    Donald joins the sloppy club: caught in his 'tighty-whities' chasing porn stars

    An actor in porn films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump when he was with Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy Daniels.

    United States president Donald Trump faced new accusations on Saturday regarding the alleged payment of hush money to a pornographic film star. A second actor in pornographic films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump when he was with Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the name Stormy Daniels. The same site reported that a third actor, who accused Trump of sexual misconduct before the 2016 election, is now subject to a non-disclosure agreement.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

    Macron lobbying for the French baguette as a UNESCO “intangible heritage”

    Macron has seen an opportunity to have his country's most famous export added to list after Naples' world-renowned brand of pizza was recognized in December.

    French baguettes could soon join Chinese calligraphy, Neapolitan pizza and Belgian beer on a global list of officially recognized cultural treasures. President Emmanuel Macron is hoping to lend some serious sway to a campaign by his country's bakers to have the iconic doughy delicacy secure a place on UNESCO's “intangible heritage” list.