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Montevideo, December 17th 2025 - 17:43 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, June 15th 2015 - 04:53 UTC

    UK High Commissioner dismisses Venezuela's (oily) claim on Guyana's maritime front

    “UK is clear that the Venezuela-Guyana land border is, and should be, as agreed under the 1899 Arbitration Agreement”, said Commissioner Quinn

    British High Commissioner to Guyana, James Gregory Quinn has dismissed Venezuela’s most recent claim on Guyana’s oil rich Essequibo Coast, stating that it lacks solid grounds. Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro on May 27 signed a decree that now claims an entire portion of Guyana’s territory into the Atlantic Ocean and includes the Stabroek Block where a significant portion of oil was recently discovered by US oil giant, ExxonMobil.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:59 UTC

    Rousseff and Lula da Silva try to convince the party to support austerity measures

    “We are here to show that the Workers’ Party is alive and prepared for new challenges. Injured, yes, but alive,” Lula da Silva said.

    Brazil's embattled president Dilma Rousseff with the help of her political mentor. Lula da Silva managed on Thursday night to plea support from the ruling Workers Party, WP, delegates for drastic spending cuts designed to restore confidence in Latin America's largest but battered economy.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:44 UTC

    Spain's king removes duchess title from his sister involved in tax fraud case

    “I have decided to revoke from Her Highness the Infanta Doña Cristina the attribution of the ability to use the title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca”

    Spain's King Felipe VI has removed the title of duchess from his sister Cristina ahead of a trial in which she stands accused of tax fraud charges, in a new move designed to distance the royal family from the case.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:34 UTC

    Democrats strike stunning blow to President Obama's free-trade agenda

    Minority leader Nancy Pelosi said she would be voting “to slow down the fast track to get a better deal for the American people”

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday dealt a stunning blow to President Barack Obama’s free-trade agenda. A large number of Democrats in the House defied their fellow Democratic president to defeat a critical part of a legislative package, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), which would have provided aid to US workers who might lose their jobs if a major Asia-Pacific trade agreement is forged.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:17 UTC

    Global share markets slump as Greece nears a default cliff

    On Thursday officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pulled out of talks with Greek politicians in Brussels, citing “major differences”.

    Shares on European stock markets have fallen amid reports that senior EU officials have discussed a possible Greek default for the first time. The Athens stock exchange closed on Friday nearly 6% lower. Germany's Dax and France's Cac 40 ended more than 1% lower. Shares also fell in the US, with the Dow Jones index dropping 0.8%.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:04 UTC

    Interpol suspends $29m agreement with FIFA to fight illegal betting and match-fixing

    “While Interpol is still committed to developing our Integrity in Sport program, I have decided to suspend the agreement” said Interpol's Jürgen Stock

    Interpol has suspended its $29 million agreement to fight illegal betting and match-fixing amid the bribery allegations engulfing world football’s governing body. The 10-year deal was struck in May 2011 and under the agreement, Interpol was to have received 4 million Euros in each of the first two years, followed by 1.5 million Euros in each of the following eight.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:49 UTC

    (Mother) tosses Maximo Kirchner's hat in the ring for Argentina's elections

    Scioli called for “no speculations” regarding his vice-president candidate but also expressed his “affection and respect” for the president’s son

    Maximo Kirchner, Argentina's president Cristina Fernández son name, has surfaced as a possible candidate running for the coming October presidential and legislative elections, with several hopefuls admitting such an option and praising his conditions and political organization.

  • Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:40 UTC

    Brussels Declaration with references to sovereign debt and 'territorial integrity' satisfies Argentina

    “Territorial integrity is fundamental because it includes the sovereignty conflict with the United Kingdom” over the Falklands, according to Timerman.

    Argentina expressed satisfaction with the Brussels Declaration at the end of the two-day European Union/Celac summit because it included strong backing to the country's efforts to change international rules regulating restructuring of sovereign debt and also there was a mention to territorial integrity, a tangent statement referred to the ongoing dispute over Falkland Islands sovereignty.

  • Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:33 UTC

    Argentina's CPI in May reached 2% and 28.7% in the last twelve months

    “The presses were turned on again to print Pesos with the purpose of propping the economy and thus we're back again at the 2.12% of March”, said Bullrich

    Argentina's Consumer price index, CPI, during May climbed 2% reaching 28,7% in the last twelve months, according to the Congressional monthly report from opposition lawmakers, which is an average of private consultants. The data was released on Thursday with strong words against President Cristina Fernández statements in Rome that poverty in Argentina was 5%, virtually less than Denmark and Germany.

  • Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:14 UTC

    Guyana turning to United Nations to address Venezuela's territorial ambition

    Besides the UN, Greenidge said Guyana has been in contact with members of the international community, as well as Caribbean and Commonwealth states

    Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Caracas’ claim of a portion of maritime space where oil was recently discovered as “a baseless and shameless attempt” at usurping Guyana’s territory.