Politics

Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
Son of Lula da Silva's offices raided as part of investigation into tax fraud

Brazilian police on Monday raided the offices of a company belonging to a son of former president Lula da Silva as part of an investigation into tax fraud. The raid was part of a broader operation involving about 100 agents who descended on offices in the cities of Sao Paulo, Piaui and Maranho armed with arrest warrants and orders to seize documents and accounting records.
Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 07:17 UTC
Argentina's runoff candidates will hold presidential debate on 15 November

Argentina's presidential runoff candidates have agreed to a debate scheduled to take place on 15 November, a week before voting day. Incumbent Victory Front candidate Daniel Scioli, and Let’s Change (Cambiemos) contender Mauricio Macri agreed to hold the debate on November 15 at 21:00 hours, at Buenos Aires University Law School.
Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 07:04 UTC
Argentina's markets trade higher the 'day after' Sunday's elections

Argentina's financial markets traded higher on Monday after opposition and pro market candidate Mauricio Macri's surprisingly strong showing in presidential elections forced as second vote on 22 November.
Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 06:36 UTC
Falklands' “full agreement and involvement”, for any Argentine cemetery remains identification

“If any identification is to take place of combatants buried in the Falkland Islands, it would have to be done with the full agreement and involvement of the Falkland Islands Government”, said the local government in a Monday release from Stanley.
Monday, October 26th 2015 - 08:21 UTC
Argentine presidential run-off in November but with completely different scenario

Argentina's presidential election is headed for a November 22 runoff between incumbent Cristina Fernández chosen successor Daniel Scioli and conservative rival Mauricio Macri, according to results released into early Monday.
Monday, October 26th 2015 - 05:15 UTC
United Nations Day: “there is only one flag that belongs to all of us”

October 24, was the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations Organization. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon message for such an occasion follows: National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 10:35 UTC
Another Frenchman, Jerome Champagne enters race to replace FIFA's Blatter

Jerome Champagne has entered the race to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, his second attempt in a year. The former FIFA deputy secretary general announced his intentions on Friday, three days before the deadline for candidacies.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 09:11 UTC
Wealthy nations expenditure on its farmers far outstrips global food aid

Wealthy nations spend 20 times more on farm subsidies than the US$12 billion they allocate to food aid and support for poor farmers annually, John McArthur, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, the think-tank which led the new research, said.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
Argentina's Electoral Court calls for cool heads on Election night before beginning celebrations

Keen to avoid any kind of turmoil, Argentina's high electoral court called on all the parties running in the presidential election on Sunday to be prudent with their public statements on election night and to wait for a clear trend in the results before making any kind of comments that could affect the vote.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:40 UTC
Holders of Argentine Euro bonds demands BONY services debt or faces lawsuit

Investors holding euro-denominated Argentine bonds, including billionaire George Soros, called on trustee Bank of New York Mellon yesterday (BONY) to turn over its duties to state-owned Banco Nación so they can get paid the 225 million euros currently frozen by United States District Judge Thomas Griesa’s orders.