Politics

Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:50 UTC
The good pastor will put in practice ‘the new way of interacting with the world’

Pope Francis’s response to the challenges of the Catholic Church has been to help find “an entirely new way to interact with the world” by the manner in which he communicates, said Sao Paulo Cardinal Odilo Scherer, one of two Latin Americans named to the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization created in 2010.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:47 UTC
Re-re-election of Cristina Fernandez “not in government’s agenda”, says Scioli

Re-re-election of President Cristina Fernandez is not in the government’s agenda, Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli affirmed in tune with the Argentine president’s most recent messages: “I am not eternal,’ she has been long insisting.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:41 UTC
US Supreme Court gives hedge funds another 30 days to contest Argentina’s appeal

The US Supreme Court gave hedge funds another month to present their reply following on the request from the Argentine government to review the sentence handed down by Judge Thomas Griesa and partially supported by the Appeals Court.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:32 UTC
OAS chief Inzulza in Uruguay to present report on drug problem in the Americas

The Organization of American States Secretary General José Miguel Insulza begins Monday a two day visit to Uruguay for the formal presentation of the “Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas” which has the support of several Latinamerican countries and former leaders of the region who have proposed a completely new approach to the drugs challenge.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:29 UTC
Mercosur chair not interested in restoring normal relations with US

Venezuela says it's ending talks with the United States to restore normal relations because Washington's UN ambassador-designate criticized its human rights record. Venezuela currently holds the chair of Mercosur.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:24 UTC
Uruguay is “extremely expensive: construction costs are double those of Argentina”

Uruguay is not expensive, ‘it has become extremely expensive” with construction costs that are double those of Argentina, claimed Eduardo Constantini, an Argentine business man with strong investments in Uruguay, the latest of which building 500 summer houses along the eastern coast.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:21 UTC
Colombia orders strong offensive after guerrillas ambush and kill 19 soldiers

Colombia’s president has ordered the military to mount a strong offensive against the country’s biggest rebel movement, FARC, after guerrillas killed 19 soldiers this weekend in two regions. President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday the army will go after the rebels even though the government has been in peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia since last year.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:17 UTC
G20 ministers and bankers pledged to put growth before austerity

The Group of 20 nations pledged to put growth before austerity, seeking to revive a global economy that “remains too weak” and adjusting stimulus policies with care so that recovery is not derailed by volatile financial markets.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:14 UTC
G20 agrees to fight against international tax evasion by multinational companies

The G20 group of countries has officially supported plans to fight against international tax evasion by multinational companies. In a statement, the G20 countries agreed to exchange tax information and support the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in its plans to prevent multinational companies from avoiding tax by moving their profits across borders.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:13 UTC
Chinese banks allowed setting lending rates in hopes of lowering costs

Chinese authorities have given the banking industry greater freedom by allowing banks to set their own lending rates. Previously they were not allowed to lend at rates below a certain level set by the People's Bank of China (PBOC).