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Montevideo, March 15th 2026 - 12:24 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 01:01 UTC

    Photo exhibition on Welsh settlers in Argentina, opened at Westminster

    From left to right: David T. C. Davies MP, Argentine Ambassador Alicia Castro, and photographer Marcos Zimmermann

    Parliament in London is hosting a week-long historic photographic exhibition dedicated to the Welsh settlement in Argentina, entitled: “Y Wladfa: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Welsh settlement in Argentina” which was officially inaugurated on Tuesday by Argentine Ambassador to the UK, Alicia Castro, and David T.C Davies MP, chairman of the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 09:14 UTC

    Pope addresses one million faithful and calls for dialogue and inclusion at all levels

    “Fight for inclusion at all levels,” implored Francis, while pleading for “dialogue” on the third day of a tour that also includes Bolivia and Paraguay.

    Pope Francis called for dialogue in front of nearly one million people at an outdoor mass in Ecuador's capital, before launching an appeal for better care of the Amazon. The pope addressed over 900,000 faithful who braved the cold and rain to hear his homily in Bicentennial Park, Quito -- a city recently rocked by anti-government protests.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 08:30 UTC

    Carnival cruises to Cuba expected for next May; waiting for Havana green light

    Under the initiative, some 37,000 travelers a year will either volunteer or be immersed in educational and cultural exchanges in local communities

    Carnival Corporation, the world's biggest travel and leisure firm, plans to launch cruises to Cuba in May, following the historic thaw between the Castro brothers nation and the United States. US Treasury Department and Commerce Department granted the company approval for the plans, Carnival announced Tuesday, though it has yet to receive Cuban authorization.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 08:12 UTC

    Grexit Day next Sunday, Euro Zone members warn Tsipras

    “Until now I have avoided talking about deadlines, but tonight I have to say loud and clear that the final deadline ends this week” said Donald Tusk

    Euro zone members announced on Tuesday that they have given Greece until the end of the week to come up with a proposal for sweeping reforms in return for loans that will keep the country from crashing out of Europe's currency bloc and into economic ruin.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 08:03 UTC

    Obama calls Merkel and Tsipras calling for constructive talks

    The president “reiterated that it is in everyone's interest that Greece and its creditors reach a mutually-acceptable agreement”

    President Barack Obama on Tuesday analyzed the Greek situation in separate telephone calls to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the White House said. Obama began his day with a phone conversation with Merkel, followed by another call to Tsipras.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 07:50 UTC

    World Bank claims there's 'no crisis in Latin America', but poverty still prevails

    “A large part of the population (those living with 4 to 10 dollars a day) are vulnerable and at risk of returning to poverty,” warned Familiar

    The World Bank’s Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Familiar, praised the region’s implementation of economic reforms, claiming that they had led to poverty reduction in the last few years, but he also warned that its pace was decreasing.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 07:37 UTC

    Dilma rejects any suggestion of stepping down and blames “a bunch of coup mongers”

    “I'm not going to fall. No, I'm not. It's a political struggle. People fall when they're ready to fall and I'm not. There's no reason for it” Dilma said

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said in an interview published Tuesday in the daily Folha de Sao Paulo that there's no reason she should be ousted, so she has no fear being removed. Rousseff went further and accused certain sectors of the opposition of being “a bunch of coup mongers”.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

    Chile official involved in 2018/2022 World Cup inspections, suspended by FIFA

    “I wonder why FIFA publishes a sanction that has outstanding resources, as this may be modified by higher courts”, said Harold Mayne-Nicholls

    The official chosen by FIFA to inspect 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting candidates was banned from football for seven years for breaking ethics rules. FIFA’s ethics committee gave no reason for its decision to suspend Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a former president of Chile’s soccer federation who is disputing the sanction.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 07:02 UTC

    Malvinas conflict former soldiers' claim to pension denied by Supreme Court for lack of combat evidence

    The plaintiff in the case was stationed in Comodoro Rivadavia, but his unit was never in actions or participated in combat situations

    Argentina's Supreme Court in what is considered a lead case on Tuesday ruled contrary to Malvinas war pensions for the former soldiers who served with the Eighth Mechanized Infantry regiment, based in Comodoro Rivadavia during the 1982 conflict, because they were never involved in combat or participated in the Military Operations Theatre.

  • Tuesday, July 7th 2015 - 08:06 UTC

    Pope said Mass to 650.000 people and centered the homily on the family theme

    Tens of thousands of people lined the route from the airport, at times rushing police to touch the car and throw flower petals before it.

    Pope Francis said Mass for more than 650.000 Ecuadoreans and hinted he wanted a major Vatican gathering this year to find ways to reach out to Catholics who feel excluded by the Church. On the first full day of a three-nation “homecoming” trip to South America, the Argentine-born pontiff was in Ecuador's second city Guayaquil, a steamy port sometimes referred to as the world's “banana capital,” given its bustling fruit trade.