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Montevideo, March 18th 2026 - 09:34 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:41 UTC

    Cristina Fernandez meets Greek leaders, cuts short European tour: no Oxford visit

    Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez met with Greek parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis

    Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez met on Monday with Greek parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis and Prime minister Alexis Tsipras, as part of the first leg of her trip to Europe where she travelled following authorization from magistrates, and depositing a significant bail, since she has been indicted in several cases.

  • Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:17 UTC

    Lula's five hurdles before he can ensure a comeback in the 2018 election

    Although Lula currently leads in opinion polls, his legal problems mean he has a steep path to climb.

    Lula da Silva, Brazil's hugely influential leftist president between 2003-2010, faces no fewer than five court cases, each of which could thwart his dream of a comeback in 2018. On Wednesday he is due to appear before Brazil's top anti-corruption judge, Sergio Moro, to face charges that he was given a luxury apartment as a bribe.

  • Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:04 UTC

    Mercosur and Japan resume talks on trade and investment opportunities

    Ambassador Raimondi emphasized Mercosur renewed policy of increasing contacts both overseas and regionally to advance integration

    Mercosur and Japan resumed trade negotiations and exchanged data on the state of their respective agendas regarding the IV chapter of the bilateral dialogue. and reaffirmed their commitment to continue with the talks. The delegations met in Buenos Aires at the foreign ministry, chaired by Argentina which currently holds the pro tempore chair of Mercosur.

  • Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 06:49 UTC

    Next challenge for Macron: the 'abstention' party will have strong representation in the next legislative

    Macron's victory was marred by the high number of abstentions, many of them apparently from left-wingers who voted for Jean Luc Mélenchon in the first round

    Emmanuel Macron has been elected president of France with 65.5% of the vote, beating the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, according to official estimates. But the abstention rate - at 25%- is the highest since 1969. After a campaign packed with shocks, dirty tricks and invective,

  • Monday, May 8th 2017 - 21:57 UTC

    Brazilian economy expected to begin takeoff in the first quarter

    Meirelles said the reform of Brazil's costly social security system, the main cause of a gaping budget deficit, is crucial to restore growth and create jobs

    Brazil's economy will post growth of between 0.7% and 0.8% in the first quarter, turning the corner on a two-year recession, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said this week. In an interview with GloboNews cable channel, Meirelles said Brazilian companies will have to start to restock inventories and draw up investment plans.

  • Monday, May 8th 2017 - 17:50 UTC

    The Falklands penguins that would not explode

    Yorke Bay is particularly difficult, since mines were placed on top of the sand dunes, but, over 35 years, the dunes have changed shape and shifted with the wind. (Pic Peter Gibbs)

    The Falklands and the efforts to clear minefields left by the Argentine invasion in 1982, which have become de facto nature reserves for penguins, will be aired on BBC Radio 4 under the heading of “Listen to Exploding Penguins”, presented by Peter Gibbs and produced by Matthew Teller. The presentation will be Tuesday 9 May at 15:30 UK time.

  • Monday, May 8th 2017 - 06:30 UTC

    M/V Reefer Uruguay in emergency heading for Falklands, was abandoned heavily trimmed by the bow

    All crew of 42 people from M/V Reefer Uruguay have been safely transferred onboard escorting vessel M/V Taganrogskiy Zaliv.

    The “M/V Reefer Uruguay” which last Friday suffered a serious intake of water while sailing in the south west Atlantic and decided in emergency to head for the Falkland Islands, on Sunday it was abandoned following the rescue of its crew, and currently is being monitored by a second vessel, according to a press release from Baltmed Reefer Services Ltd.

  • Monday, May 8th 2017 - 06:11 UTC

    Labour “faces a huge challenge”, and “must come out fighting after terrible results”

    Corbyn admitted Labour faces “a huge challenge over the next four weeks” to win on 8 June after Tories enjoyed the best local election performance in 40 years

    The Labour Party faces “a huge challenge” over the remainder of the general election campaign, Jeremy Corbyn said. The Labour leader told supporters May 5 local elections were “disappointing” and regretted “too many fantastic councilors” had not been re-elected as the party lost 382 seats nationwide.

  • Monday, May 8th 2017 - 05:53 UTC

    “Malvinas March” becomes the official ceremonial music in Tierra del Fuego

    Governor Bertone signed Decree 1188/17 and Bill 1154 making “Malvinas March” as the official song of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and Southern Atlantic Islands province.

    The province of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina has made playing the “Malvinas March” mandatory at the end of all institutional, official and military ceremonies organized by any of the three branches of the provincial institutional structure.

  • Monday, May 8th 2017 - 05:45 UTC

    Strong reaction from the Euro; sigh of relief from investors

    Macron has proposed a range of policies combining budget cuts and more labor market flexibility, with public investment and an extension of the welfare state.

    The Euro has risen after pro-EU Emmanuel Macron won France's presidential vote by a large margin. The single currency strengthened 0.2% against the dollar as investors were reassured over the future stability of the European project. Macron has proposed cutting corporation tax and changes to the labour market.