Politics

Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 06:31 UTC
Majority of Uruguayan support sheltering children from the Syrian conflict

Uruguay's president Jose Mujica proposal to shelter Syrian children refugees from the ongoing Middle East conflict has the support of 66% of the population and is rejected by 23%, according to a public opinion poll released this week by a local television channel.
Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 06:24 UTC
Santander apologizes to President Rousseff for leaking 'political bias' comments

Banco Santander Brasil SA, apologized for a note sent to some of its high-income clients in Brazil saying the economy would worsen if President Dilma Rousseff’s chances of being re-elected stabilized or improved.
Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 06:04 UTC
Venezuelan general retained in Aruba to be extradited to the US

A judge in Aruba ruled Friday that the highest-ranking Venezuelan official ever arrested on a U.S. warrant will remain behind bars pending an extradition request on drug charges. Hugo Carvajal, a former head of Venezuelan military intelligence and close confidant of the late president Hugo Chavez, was arrested upon arriving at Aruba’s airport, officials said Thursday.
Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 05:54 UTC
Gibraltar praises call for dialogue with Madrid from Spanish politicians

The Gibraltar government welcomed the call by three senior Spanish politicians for Spain, the UK and Gibraltar to engage in dialogue. The call was made public in a joint statement issued by former senior Spanish politicians Pepe Carracao, Rafael Roman and Salvador de la Encina.
Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 05:45 UTC
FIFA rejects calls to strip Russia of the 2018 World Cup over Ukraine crisis

Amid mounting criticism of Russia over the MH17 plane tragedy and conflict with Ukraine, FIFA rejects calls for the country to be stripped of 2018 World Cup hosting rights and says a boycott is no solution to the crisis.
Friday, July 25th 2014 - 21:22 UTC
“Malvinas banner” display costs Argentina 30.000 Swiss francs fine

FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association 30,000 Swiss francs (£19,540) as punishment for the displaying of a provocative banner relating to the Falkland Islands.
Friday, July 25th 2014 - 06:26 UTC
Uruguay oil and gas summit schedules for next November

Global Summits Organizer IRN and Grupo BG de Eventos will be launching the inaugural Uruguay Oil & Gas 2014 Summit which will take place on 17th-18th November in the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. This Summit follows the announcement of the third oil bidding round, the Ronda Uruguay III.
Friday, July 25th 2014 - 06:22 UTC
Brazil wants to speed Mercosur/Pacific Alliance free trade understanding

Brazil will propose next Tuesday, in Caracas, during the Mercosur summit that the group and the Pacific Alliance reach an agreement on free trade by the end of the year, according to official sources from Itamaraty.
Friday, July 25th 2014 - 06:09 UTC
Mercosur is 'not working' because of protectionism and lack of arbitration

Mercosur is “not working” and is “stalled” admitted Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and blamed the situation on different visions of the block's functioning, according to an interview with Folha de Sao Paulo.
Friday, July 25th 2014 - 05:58 UTC
Argentines consider Mujica far “more honest” than Cristina Fernandez

An 'honesty' ranking by Argentine pollster, Giacobbe & Associates, based on 500 names, both alive and deceased, shows the country's public opinion poor belief in the political system, with president Cristina Fernández ranked 38, fourteen positions down from a similar poll last year and behind her Uruguayan peer Jose Mujica ranked 11.