Politics

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 08:48 UTC

  Argentine farmers and government clash over next week's three day walkout

  

  Argentine farmer organizations lashed back at Agriculture minister Carlos Casaquimela who questioned a three-day strike announced for next week to protest government policies, and which he described as 'unjustifiable'.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 08:44 UTC

  The Brazilian currency slides past three to the dollar, fist time since 2004

  

  Brazil's currency, the Real slid past three to the dollar (3.01) for the first time in 10 years on Thursday, in the latest sign of weakness of Latin America's largest economy.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 08:08 UTC

  “Nisman did not commit suicide, Nisman was murdered” concludes independent forensic report

  

  The ex-wife of late special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found fatally shot in his Buenos Aires apartment on Jan. 18, hours before he was supposed to brief Argentina's Congress about his accusations against President Cristina Fernandez, said Thursday that an independent forensic report shows that he was murdered.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:52 UTC

  South Atlantic Air-bridge to the Falklands restricted to certain nationalities

  

  The South Atlantic Air-bridge linking RAF Brize Norton in the UK with the Falkland Islands will no longer fly nationals from a list of countries and although no specific reasons were given, the release underlines that the “Ministry of Defense places the greatest importance on the security of its people, facilities and operations”.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:45 UTC

  Hammond reiterates Conservative commitment to Gibraltar's self determination

  

  The Conservative Government will never discuss the future of Gibraltar’s sovereignty against the wishes of its people, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the House of Commons this week.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:42 UTC

  UK and Mexico sign memorandum to further expand and finance trade

  

  The UK and Mexico signed in London a memorandum to further support trade and markets, and advance cooperation between the two countries export promotion organizations, UK Export Finance and Bancomext, Mexican Trade Development Bank.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:32 UTC

  PM Cameron and Peña Nieto discuss agenda of bilateral and global issues

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed President Peña Nieto of Mexico to Downing Street on Thursday afternoon as part of his State Visit to the UK.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:27 UTC

  Chilean researchers invited to UK sponsored Engineering innovation program

  

  The United Kingdom Newton-Picarte Fund supported Chilean researchers to participate in the Royal Academy of Engineering's innovation program. Under the Leaders Innovation Fellowships scheme, 15 Chilean researchers, who are already VIU CONICYT grant receivers, travelled to London and Oxford to attend a 10 day residential program.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:22 UTC

  Argentina denies any devaluation to compensate for the plunge of Brazil's Real

  

  Despite Brazil's 'violent devaluation' of its currency, Argentina will not pursue the same path because the country needs “to give certainty” and “avoid instability” said Economy minister Axel Kicillof. This week the Real plunged to its lowest level in over a decade burdened by economic and political uncertainty

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 06:56 UTC

  Argentine central bank chairman defends the 50-peso Malvinas bill

  

  Argentina's Central Bank Governor Alejandro Vanoli defended the new 50-peso banknote which features the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, after it was belittled by the a minister of state at the British Foreign Office.