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Montevideo, July 10th 2026 - 08:37 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, June 5th 2017 - 07:53 UTC

    Corbyn says police should use “whatever force is necessary” to save lives

    Jeremy Corbyn, who has previously questioned the wisdom of a shoot-to-kill policy, also backed the police to use “whatever force is necessary” to save lives.

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Conservatives of trying to “protect the public on the cheap” in a speech focusing on the London terror attack. Mr. Corbyn, who has previously questioned the wisdom of a shoot-to-kill policy, also backed the police to use “whatever force is necessary” to save lives. His comments mark the end of a pause in Labor's campaigning after the attack.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 14:05 UTC

    Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross head of project has arrived in the Islands

    Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.

    The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has reported that final preparations are underway ahead of work to identify the mortal remains of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery at the Falklands/Malvinas. Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 13:56 UTC

    Falklands: Goose Green commemorates 35th Liberation day

    Goose Green Village Hall where Islanders were imprisoned when the Argentine Military Junta took over the Islands in 1982.

    Falkland Islanders who were held prisoner in the Goose Green Community Hall by the invading Argentine forces in 1982, joined with members of the British 3 PARA to commemorate those who died during the battle to liberate the settlement which happened at 13:30 hours May 29th.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:57 UTC

    Brazilian police arrests close friend and aide of president Temer

    Prosecutors allege he was handling a bribe from a businessman who had been recorded discussing hush money with President Temer.

    Brazilian police have arrested Rodrigo Rocha Loures, a former congressman and close friend of President Michel Temer. Rocha Loures was seen in a video released in May carrying a bag with 500,000 Brazilian Reais (US$154,000).

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:51 UTC

    US unemployment down to 4.3% in May, but fewer jobs were added

    Payrolls increased by just 138,000. Economists had expected growth of more than 180,000. Official job creation figures for March and April were also revised down.

    United States employers added fewer jobs than expected in May, but the unemployment rate dipped further as the economy headed toward full employment. The unemployment rate last month was 4.3%, falling a 10th of a percentage point to its lowest level since 2001, the US Labor Department said on Friday.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:19 UTC

    British embassy in Santiago, a huge success during Chile's Heritage Day

    Ambassador Fiona Clouder greeted the visitors to the Residence, presenting the strong historic links between Chile and the UK.

    The British Embassy in Santiago participated in Chile’s Heritage Day on Sunday 28 May by hosting an open doors morning at the Residence, a building of historical value located in the El Golf area, which was acquired by the British Government in 1966.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:07 UTC

    Brazil record trade surplus and industrial production up 0.6% in April

    Exports boosted by a record soy crop and rising auto sales reached US$ 19.8bn and imports US$ 12.2bn

    Encouraging news for Brazil's economic recovery: industrial output increased in April for the first time since December and the trade surplus rose to a record US$ 7.661bn during May, according to government data. Exports boosted by a record soy crop and rising auto sales reached US$ 19.8bn and imports US$ 12.2bn

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:49 UTC

    Six people killed and 48 injured in terror incident in London; three attackers shot dead

    Theresa May described Saturday night's events as “dreadful”, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called them “brutal and shocking”.

    Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday, then three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:20 UTC

    Conservative ex president Piñera leads Chilean polls, but 40% of voters still undecided

    When asked who they would like to be the next president of Chile, 24% of respondents backed Piñera, with 13% selecting Guillier, according to the CEP poll.

    Conservative former president Sebastian Piñera has pulled further ahead of center-left hopeful Alejandro Guillier in Chile's presidential race, but the two remain the favorites to face off in the November election, a closely watched poll released on Friday showed.

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2017 - 11:59 UTC

    Nomura Securities admits having purchased Venezuelan government bonds

    The bonds at the centre of the controversy were originally issued by Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the state-run oil and natural gas company, in 2014.

    Japanese investment bank has admitted it was part of a controversial deal with Goldman Sachs to buy Venezuelan government bonds. Nomura Securities said it also bought about US$100m worth of the bonds last week, according to Reuters reports. Goldman Sachs has faced fierce criticism for its purchase of $2.8bn worth of similar bonds.