Politics

• Wednesday, August 24th 2016 - 05:50 UTC

  PM May congratulates Team GB on Rio achievements; celebration parade planned in Manchester

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement on how UK Olympians have made history and inspired the next generation. Team GB in Rio do Janeiro Olympics took more medals than ever at an overseas Games.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 - 10:02 UTC

  “Time to recover Falklands/Malvinas dialogue”

  

  Discussions between the UK and Argentina in 1980 referred to the Falkland Islands dispute have been reconstructed by an Argentine researcher bringing together recent documents from Britain's National Archives and the memoirs of two prominent members of the military government of the time in Buenos Aires, Finance minister Jose Alfredo Martinez de Hoz and the ambassador in the UK, Carlos Ortiz de Rozas.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 - 09:03 UTC

  Fed vice-president optimistic about US economy employment and inflation targets

  

  The Federal Reserve is close to hitting its targets for US employment and 2% inflation, according to the central bank's vice chairman, Stanley Fischer. In a speech in Colorado, the Fed's number two policymaker was upbeat about the economy's recovery and prospects.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 - 07:08 UTC

  Coordinators meeting in Montevideo will find “a definitive solution” to Mercosur acephaly

  

  Paraguay's foreign minister Eladio Loizaga anticipated that the Mercosur coordinators meeting scheduled to take place this Tuesday in Montevideo, will be “definitive” since a proposal to solve the current “acephaly” of the block's presidency which was self proclaimed by Venezuela and questioned by other members, “will emerge”.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 - 06:37 UTC

  Premier Oil currently drafting a Project Proposal for oil production in the Falklands

  

  The commercialisation of the Sea Lion Oil Field off the Falkland Island’s continues to take steps forward as Premier Oil prepares a detailed project proposal to be submitted to the Falkland Island’s Government (FIG). Premier Oil has been undertaking public consultations in the Falklands over the past week as part of their Environmental Impact Assessment, which will support their application to FIG to proceed with oil development.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 - 06:15 UTC

  EU Parliament president calls Argentina a crucial associate in the redefinition of global relations

  

  Visiting president of the European Parliament Martin Shultz called on his Argentine hosts to leave behind those chapters “with no dialogue” and concentrate on Mercosur/EU trade and cooperation negotiations that have been stalled for almost twenty years, taking advantage of an Argentina opened to the world and an ally when international relations are being redefined.

• Monday, August 22nd 2016 - 11:13 UTC

  Despite all odds, Rio “the marvelous city” earned its Olympian record

  

  Rio do Janeiro is the marvelous city, the heart of Brazil, are the lyrics of the song which identifies the sublime and the misery of Latin America's biggest country with the largest economy. This Sunday ended the almost three weeks 31st Summer Olympics hosted for the first time by a non developed country, and contrary to fears and uncertainties ended as a complete success, winning the hearts of all those who shared the Rio Games.

• Monday, August 22nd 2016 - 10:59 UTC

  With Olympics over, Rousseff and Temer begin last chapters of survival game

  

  With the Rio Olympics over, Brazil’s attention returns to its long-running political drama as the country’s Senate starts the final phase of suspended President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial, a proceeding widely expected to permanently remove her from power.

• Monday, August 22nd 2016 - 07:09 UTC

  La Nacion attacked for publishing that La Sanmartiniana “is returning from Malvinas to Argentina”

  

  Buenos Aires daily La Nación is in the midst of a controversy and has suffered a barrage of criticisms following its announcement that the yacht “La Sanmartiniana”, closely linked to Kirchnerism militant activities, “currently in the Malvinas Islands will return to Argentina”.

• Saturday, August 20th 2016 - 05:40 UTC

  Peru Supreme Court overturns sentence against ex president Fujimori for alleged diversion of public funds

  

  Peru’s Judiciary overturned an eight-year sentence against former president Alberto Fujimori for alleged diversion of public funds to tabloids to facilitate his second re-election in 2000. The Supreme Court said in a ruling “there isn’t enough material evidence” to declare any criminal responsibility of Fujimori, who is serving another 25-year sentence in prison for crimes against humanity.