Politics

Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:20 UTC
Spanish PM Rajoy challenges the European central bank and Germany

Spain will consider seeking extra aid from Europe on top of a 100 billion Euro rescue of its financial sector but does not see any need for new conditions, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in an interview published in European newspapers.
Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:14 UTC
Sun Myung Moon head of Unification Church and Tongil economic group dies in Seoul

Sun Myung Moon, the founder and head of the Unification Church which has millions of followers around the world, died at a retreat near the South Korean capital Seoul, church officials said.
Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:08 UTC
The world infested with the “ghosts of a trade war” warns Argentina ambassador

The Argentine ambassador to the United States, Jorge Argüello, warned that the world is infested with the “ghosts of a trade war” as he witnesses the protectionist measures applied by developed countries.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:56 UTC
Peña Nieto confirmed as president-elect; takes office December first

Mexico's electoral tribunal officially named Enrique Peña Nieto as president-elect on Friday, ending a drawn-out dispute over the results of the July election.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:50 UTC
Top tax-man suggests Argentines spend vacations in the country, but he prefers Punta del Este

Argentines should stay at home and spend their vacation in Argentina, suggested the head of the tax revenue office, AFIP, arguing in favour of the latest measures severely limiting debit and credit card purchases abroad by charging them an additional 15% expense.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:33 UTC
Bernanke’s speech sparks enthusiasm but also neutralizes expectations

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday progress in bringing down US unemployment was too slow and the central bank would act as needed to strengthen the economic recovery.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:25 UTC
WTO says Argentina officially lodged a beef dispute against the US

Argentina on Thursday officially lodged a dispute against US restrictions on imports of Argentinean beef and other meat products, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:20 UTC
Colombia GDP overtakes Argentina’s, “a dream come true” says Finance minister

Colombia’s outgoing Finance minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said on Friday that the country’s GDP overtook Argentina’s thus making Colombia’s economy the second largest of South America and third of Latinamerica, behind Brazil and Mexico.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 04:20 UTC
Brazil breaks ground: grants civil union to a trio under a “polyfidelitous” relationship

Brazilian public notary Claudia do Nascimento Domingues set off a firestorm by granting Brazil's first civil union to a trio, an act so unprecedented that there isn't a word for it in Portuguese.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 04:05 UTC
Brazilian economy commodities dependency en route to its worst year since 2009

The Brazilian economy expanded 0.4% in the second quarter of the year over the previous three months, and 0.5% over the same period a year ago, according to the latest release from the country’s official Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.