Politics

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 18:29 UTC
UN Latam economic commission publishes Yearbook with updated stats on the region

In Latin America and the Caribbean 94% of primary-school age children attended school, but the figure was down to 75% for secondary level of education. Likewise the average number of people on technical or university courses was three times higher in the richest quintile than in the poorest quintile, according to data collected by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 16:01 UTC
Hard-line Dutch minister named head of Euro-group; only Spain voted against

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been elected as the new head of the Euro-group, replacing the outgoing Jean-Claude Juncker. The 46 year-old, who has been head of the Dutch Finance Ministry for two months, was expected to take over.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 15:50 UTC
Global unemployment again on the rise; situation particularly bleak for youth

Global unemployment rose in 2012 after falling for two straight years and could further increase in 2013, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned in a new report. The number of unemployed worldwide rose by 4.2 million in 2012 to over 197 million, a 5.9% unemployment rate, according to Global Employment Trends 2013.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 15:42 UTC
Agusta-Westland plan helicopter plant in Brazil to service oil industry boom

Italy’s AgustaWestland looks set to cash in on an oil-driven Brazilian helicopter sales bonanza through a joint venture with Embraer that could lead to production of its rotorcraft in the country.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 05:19 UTC
Europe the “most desired strategic partner” of Latinamerica, according to Spanish report

The European Union is the “most desired strategic partner” of Latinamerica, although with different intensity, according to a report from the International Prospective Institute, IPI, released on Monday in Madrid and ahead of the coming EU/CELAC summit in Santiago de Chile.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 03:50 UTC
Cannibalized Falklands’ war Argentine destroyer sinking in Puerto Belgrano

The British designed Argentine missile destroyer ARA “Santísima Trinidad,” that participated in the Falklands conflict in 1982 and has been out of service since 2004 moored at the Puerto Belgrano Navy base, is currently leaning to port and under the risk of sinking.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 01:35 UTC
Obama acknowledges Hispanic electoral and political influence in inauguration speech

President Barack Obama's inauguration on Monday had a marked Hispanic accent with the prominent participation of speakers and personalities from the country's biggest minority group, and a pledge to overcome the on-going immigration controversy.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 00:45 UTC
Merkel loses Lower Saxony eight months ahead of the big election and despite her popularity

In an extremely tight German state election, and eight months ahead of the national election, the Christian Democrats (CDU) lost Lower Saxony, which comes as a blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel who enjoys majority support in public opinion polls.
Monday, January 21st 2013 - 15:02 UTC
Argentine state workers union challenges official inflation stats with own index

The insistence of the Argentine government with its official inflation stats, questioned by the IMF and other sectors of the country, will also be challenged by the powerful state workers union, ATE, which will publish a report on prices in Argentina and the basic needs of an average family.
Monday, January 21st 2013 - 13:51 UTC
Cristina Fernandez ends her visit to Vietnam, “an icon for her generation”

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez ended on Sunday in Hanoi her visit to Vietnam the last leg of a week-long business and political trip that took her to the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and finally the land which she emphasized represented an icon for her generation.