Politics

Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 20:29 UTC
Chilean government supports Muslim school girl use of ‘hijab’

Yasmin Elsayed, a 9-year old girl who was prohibited from wearing a hijab (an Islamic head scarf) at the W. A. Mozart School in the La Reina borough of Chile’s capital Santiago, was allowed to register again for the 2011 school year this week.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 20:13 UTC
Disappearance of Kirchner further splits Argentina’s main opposition group

Argentina’s main opposition group the so called “Federal Peronism”, dissidents from the ruling movement admitted going through a serious “crisis” because of the diverging opinions amongst its leaders, several of them 2011 presidential hopefuls.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 16:32 UTC
Falklands’ Defence Row

The controversy over Britain’s ability to defend the Falkland Islands against Argentine attack has continued in the United Kingdom with the former Defence Secretary at the time of the 1982 invasion, Sir John Nott, joining in.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:42 UTC
Cervantes Institute opening in Gibraltar next December “inevitably” political

Spain’s Instituto Cervantes director Carmen Caffarel has declared that the opening of a branch of the prestigious academic institute in Britain’s Overseas Territory Gibraltar, is “inevitably” due to political reasons, as a consequence of the Cordoba Agreements achieved by the Tripartite Forum (UK, Spain and Gibraltar).
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 11:41 UTC
Transition processes in Argentina and Brazil seen from Washington

The Washington Post in one of this week’s editorials referred to the ‘transition process’ going on in South America’s two largest economies, Argentina and Brazil, after almost a decade of populist leadership.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:15 UTC
Obama arrives in Seoul but a G-20 summit consensus still out of reach

President Barack Obama tried to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances and take his own country's policies out of the glare as world leaders gathered in Seoul.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 01:09 UTC
Uruguayan officials with different visions how to address risk of “asset bubbles”

As in most of the rest of the world, conflicting visions of the latest global monetary events and its impact on emerging economies have surfaced among Uruguay’s top officials responsible for the running of the economy and finances.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 00:16 UTC
Brazilian “competitive devaluation” risk for Uruguay’s exports

A leading Uruguayan economist warned Wednesday about the risks of being highly dependent on Brazil for foreign trade, particularly since the Uruguayan economy could “be trapped in a competitive edge island”.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 14:42 UTC
Upgraded HMS Edinburgh joins the fleet after £ 17.5 million refit

A ceremony marking HMS Edinburgh’s return to the fleet after a £17.5m upgrade took place at Portsmouth Naval Base last week. The Portsmouth-based Type 42 destroyer - which was out of action for 18 months for the refit - was “re-Christened” in a colorful re-dedication ceremony in front of hundreds of guests.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 14:29 UTC
RN flagship HMS Ark Royal sets sail for a farewell tour

The Royal Navy flagship HMS Ark Royal, which was axed as part of the defence review, set sail yesterday for a farewell tour. The aircraft carrier is to be retired three years early as part of cost-cutting measures announced by the British Government last month.