Politics

• Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 05:08 UTC

  Falklands and replacing the dollar, priorities for Argentina/Moscow agenda, argues Russian ex diplomat

  

  The cooperation agreements recently signed by Argentina with Russia could be a Buenos Aires' response to the situation with the disputed Falkland Islands territories, former Russian ambassador to Argentina Evgeny Astakhov told the Russian news agency, Sputnik International on Friday.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 22:08 UTC

  Eight first convictions in Petrobras corruption case including a former manager

  

  The Brazilian judge overseeing the investigation into alleged corruption at Petrobras on Wednesday convicted eight people of crimes related to kickbacks and bribery. Judge Sergio Moro found former Petrobras executive Paulo Roberto Costa and currency dealer Alberto Youssef guilty of money laundering, and Mr. Costa of belonging to a criminal organization.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 08:59 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez tells Russian television she has no favorite presidential candidate

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández revealed on Thursday she does not have any favorite presidential candidates for the upcoming October elections, and eluded to answer about her future in politics during an interview with RT Moscow during her official visit in Russia.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 08:51 UTC

  Petrobras normalizing links with investors on improved governance and transparency

  

  With the release of audited financials, Brazilian oil giant Petrobras believes it has started to normalize its relationship with investors and to implement better corporate governance in the wake of the financial scandal that has rocked the company, its chief financial officer said on Thursday.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 08:08 UTC

  EU regulators Russia's Gazprom of abusing dominant position; fine could reach 16bn

  

  Russia’s biggest gas utility, Gazprom, was hit with an antitrust case by European Union regulators for “abusing” its dominant position and overcharging customers for gas supplies. The investigation against the Gazprom has been ongoing for two years.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:51 UTC

  Russia and Argentina agree on an “all-encompassing strategic partnership”

  

  Russia and Argentina signed agreements which amounted to an “all-encompassing strategic partnership” during Argentine President Cristina Fernandez visit to Moscow, which ended on Thursday with the meeting at the Kremlin with her counterpart Vladimir Putin.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:36 UTC

  CFK from the Kremlin praises Russia's support for Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim

  

  President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, on an official visit to Russia met at the Kremlin with Vladimir Putin and praised Moscow’s support to Argentina in the dispute with the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as well as in the legal battle against speculative funds suing the country over its defaulted bonds.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 09:42 UTC

  Swedish passport tops the list of most powerful in the world

  

  Having a Swedish passport in your pocket when you go abroad is more beneficial than having travel identification from any other country in the world, according to a new study. European travel firm GoEuro looked into issues such as how easy it is to get a passport, which countries it offers access to without a visa, its price and how long it is valid for.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 09:34 UTC

  Vatican confirms Pope visit to Cuba on his trip to United States

  

  Leaders of Cuba's Catholic Church expressed joy Wednesday on learning that Pope Francis will visit the island in September amid the budding Vatican-mediated rapprochement between Havana and Washington. Francis will stop in Cuba before his Sept. 23 meeting in the United States with President Barack Obama.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 08:54 UTC

  Griesa rules hedge funds entitled to details of recent Argentine bond offering and banks must comply

  

  U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled that hedge funds suing over unpaid debt stemming from Argentina's 2002 default are entitled to details of a recent bond offering by Buenos Aires.