Politics

Friday, April 11th 2014 - 21:54 UTC
The Economist's view of Argentine leader Cristina Fernández

The Economist has a piece on Argentina's president Cristina Fernández, an X-ray on her character, reactions, but also strong points, and what can be expected of what is left of her mandate that ends in December 2015. Even with her clout dwindling Cristina Fernández remains the most powerful politician of Argentina.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 12:19 UTC
Coins to celebrate South Georgia's Grytviken Church centenary

The Treasury of South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands have issued a new crown which celebrates the centennial of one of the Island group’s most well-known and recognized landmarks: the Grytviken Church.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 12:12 UTC
Footage of live mugging of a woman while being interviewed in Rio do Janeiro

Brazilian TV is showing footage of a woman being robbed while being interviewed on television about crime near Rio de Janeiro’s main train station. The images of the interview conducted Wednesday by TV Globo were posted on its G1 internet news portal and come just a few weeks before the beginning of the World Cup.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 08:38 UTC
Water rationing round the corner for the metropolis of Sao Paulo, admits major utility

The metropolis of Sao Paulo may have to ration water this year if reservoir levels are not replenished, Brazil's largest water and sewage utility said, an increasing possibility as the southeast region heads into its dry season.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 08:24 UTC
National strike paralyzes Argentina; government blasts roadblocks

Argentine organized labor leader Hugo Moyano called on the government of president Cristina Fernandez to take note of Thursday's strong mobilization across the country after unions affiliated to the Teamsters figure and gastronomic heavyweight Luis Barrionuevo caused widespread disruption.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 04:45 UTC
Argentina and Chile prepare to celebrate 1984 peace and friendship treaty

Argentina and Chile defense ministers Agustín Rossi and Jorge Burgos Varela met in Buenos Aires 'to continue advancing and deepening' the bilateral relation, which this year will have a special celebration motive: the 30th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship treaty which definitively put an end to the Beagle Channel longstanding dispute.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 04:38 UTC
Hedge funds target laundered funds in Nevada by close associate of the Kirchner family

The American Task Force Argentina (ATFA), an organization which unites several bond holders from the Argentine default of 2001, questioned on Thursday the “lack of transparency” within President Cristina Fernández administration, during a video conference with reporters.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:28 UTC
Brazil's March inflation marks the steepest increase for the month since 2003

Brazil’s rate of inflation in March picked up at the quickest pace in 11 years for that month, challenging the central bank’s plan to stop raising interest rates soon and complicating President Dilma Rousseff chances of re-election.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:22 UTC
Venezuela invites Cardinal Parolin to become “mediator of good will”

The Venezuelan government formally invited today the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to join the exploratory talks with the opposition as “mediator of good will” in order to find a solution to the violent situation in the country.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Argentine top minister in Washington attending the 'ideologically bias” IMF assembly

In a strong reply to the IMF report on the Argentine economy forecasting 0.5% expansion in 2014, the administration of President Cristina Fernandez said the multilateral organization suffers of an 'ideological bias' and its recipes only prompted the 'worst social and productive crisis in the history of Argentina'.