Politics

Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:51 UTC
Argentina planning a “nuclear powered” submarine with conventional weapons

Argentina is considering the development of “nuclear propulsion” for its diesel-engine submarines, according to Defence minister Arturo Puricelli. The initiative follows a request from President Cristina Fernandez and is closely linked to Brazil’s construction of a first nuclear powered submersible with French technology.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:25 UTC
Brazil reiterates Falklands-flagged vessels will be banned from entering its ports

Brazil reiterated its intention of banning all Falklands’ flagged vessels from calling at the country’s ports and described as “illegal” the current round of oil exploration in the Islands’ waters.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Brazil ready to announce 30bn dollars tax relief for industry

Brazil is prepared for the event of a United States default if no agreement is reached in the US congress on the debt ceiling and will also implement a 30 billion dollars tax relief program to prop Brazilian industry competitiveness, announced Finance minister Guido Mantega.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:08 UTC
After one year in office Colombia’s Santos has a strong 71% approval rating

Close to his first year in office Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has an approval rating of 71%, according to the findings of a public opinion poll released Sunday in the Bogotá media.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:53 UTC
The most tragic year in two decades for Latin America journalists

Journalists in Latin America are suffering through their “most tragic year in two decades,” with 19 reporters murdered in nine nations so far in 2011, the Inter-American Press Association said in its latest release.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:44 UTC
Argentine police on the track of two French tourist packers killed in Salta

Police in the Argentine north-west province of Salta reported to have two suspects following a wide search Sunday across the local area of San Lorenzo for the killer of the two French tourists whose bodies were found on Friday, officials reported.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:36 UTC
Re-elected Bs. As. City mayor to meet all presidential candidates, even CFK

Re-elected Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri gave his victory speech after defeating Kirchnerite Daniel Filmus on Sunday, and said his party (PRO) would begin the process of deciding which of the presidential candidates to support in Argentina’s general elections of next October.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:43 UTC
South America as a region to discuss measures to counter global financial crisis

South America’s top economic and monetary authorities will be meeting in Lima and later in Buenos Aires to agree on “joint and specific actions” to address the flush of global liquidity distorting regional currencies and of unsold manufactured goods threatening jobs and industry.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:40 UTC
Paraguayan president in good health with lymphatic cancer in remission

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo's lymphatic cancer is still in remission, one of his doctors said on Friday a day after the leader cancelled a trip to Peru and went to Brazil for early routine medical tests.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:33 UTC
Cristina and Dilma reaffirm ‘strategic alliance and commitment to Mercosur

Argentina and Brazil reaffirmed on Friday their strategic alliance and commitment to Mercosur and regional integration during a summit in Brasilia, where President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner together with her Brazilian peer Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the new Argentine Embassy in the Brazilian capital.