Politics

Friday, December 9th 2016 - 10:53 UTC
Argentina and Chile alternate in Antarctic Combined Naval Patrolling

Argentina and Chile are already alternatively operating the Antarctica Combined Naval Patrolling, (PANC), which is responsible for maritime control and safety, including search and rescue missions, in the Southern Ocean particularly significant in summer months because of the increase in tourism traffic.
Friday, December 9th 2016 - 10:01 UTC
Brazil and Argentina agree to open Mercosur to the world and expand trade horizons

Brazil and Argentina foreign ministers agreed on Thursday in Brasilia that Mercosur must open to the world and expand its trade horizons, but it will have to be done without Venezuela which has been currently “ceased” from the block. Jose Serra and Susana Malcorra coincided that Mercosur must speed the trade agreement with the European Union taking advantage of the fact US elected-president Donald Trump has pledged to limit such treaties.
Friday, December 9th 2016 - 09:47 UTC
UK and Brazil underline significance of bilateral cooperation and initiatives in strategic areas

British Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox, and the Brazilian Minister for Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, Marcos Pereira, emphasized the importance of current bilateral cooperation and agreed initiatives on strategic areas to support mutual economic development, during the 9th UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting held in Brasília this week.
Friday, December 9th 2016 - 04:41 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross hosting talks on identifying Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in an official release announced that on Friday, (9 December), in Geneva, it will be hosting talks with delegations from Argentina and the United Kingdom to discuss next steps relating to the identification of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.
Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 19:25 UTC
City if Buenos Aires criminalises street harassment

The Buenos Aires City Hall Wednesday passed a bill establishing fines of up to 1,000 pesos (around US$ 60) for those who commit sexual harassment in public places. Prevention campaigns have also been announced.
Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 17:18 UTC
Falklands War carrier HMS Illustrious headed for scrapping in Turkey

Replacements are years away and still Britain’s last aircraft carrier, ‘HMS Illustrious,’ has set sail to be scrapped in Turkey. The vessel, known as 'Lusty,' came into service in 1982 and was rushed into service to catch the lattermost stages of the Falklands War. She also served in the Gulf Wars and Sierra Leone conflict. It was one of three Invincible-class ships commissioned in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 11:53 UTC
Temer submits pension reform bill: retirement age raised to 65

Brazil's President Michel Temer submitted a crucial bill to Congress that would raise the retirement age to 65. The draft bill, part of a pension reform plan, would apply to all men under 50 and women under 45, following 25 years of contributing to social security.
Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 11:44 UTC
Brazil Supreme Court defuses clash with Senate, but Calheiros no longer in presidential succession line

Brazil’s Supreme Court voted Wednesday to leave Senate President Renan Calheiros in his powerful leadership post, raising hopes economic overhauls making their way through Congress can be approved.
Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 10:15 UTC
Time magazine names Trump “Person of the Year”, president of the divided States of America

Time magazine on Wednesday named Donald Trump its Person of the Year, bestowing what the president-elect called an “honor” even as he derided the idea that he’ll lead “the Divided States of America.”
Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 08:40 UTC
Identification of soldiers buried in Falklands: talks on protocol procedure being in Geneva

The governments of Argentina and the Falkland Islands reported almost simultaneously this week that respective delegates had left for Geneva, Switzerland to hold talks on Thursday and Friday with the International Red Cross (CICR) on the process to follow for the identification of 'unknown' Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands.