Politics

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 14:16 UTC

  Falklands government “satisfied and grateful” for UK level of defence

  

  The Falkland Islands government said Wednesday in an official statement that it is “satisfied and grateful for the levels of defence on the Islands”.
  The statement follows claims to the contrary from retired Royal Navy chiefs who argue the latest defence cuts make the Falkland Islands vulnerable to attack from Argentina.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 06:14 UTC

  Cuba prepares for the “orderly” elimination of ration cards effective since 1962

  

  The Cuban government is proposing the orderly elimination of the rations’ card according to a document prepared for the ruling party Communist Congress scheduled for April 2011.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 05:33 UTC

  Contrary to expectations China’s October trade surplus soars to 27.2 billion

  

  As world leaders prepare to debate international trade imbalances this week, China announced Wednesday that its trade surplus surged last month to a staggering 27.2 billion US dollars, a 61% increase over the 16.9 billion surplus in September.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 04:47 UTC

  “Newly valuable” Falklands open to attack by axing Ark Royal and the Harriers

  

  A group of former Royal Navy admirals have called for the decision to scrap the aircraft carrier Ark Royal and the fleet of Harrier jets to be reversed. The cuts were announced as part of the government's Strategic Defence Review.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 04:30 UTC

  Argentine gay community campaigning for a “gender identity” law

  

  Under the motto “let’s go for more” Argentina’s gay and lesbian community is campaigning for a “gender identity” law to enable individuals to change their gender on birth certificates and identity cards.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 02:38 UTC

  Falklands should not interfere with UK’s Latin America renewed approach

  

  The Falkland Islands dispute must not get in the way of Britain boosting its relations with Latin America, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday. London has neglected its ties with the region for too long and Britain must re-launch its relations with Latin America as its importance on the global stage grows, Hague said.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 01:15 UTC

  China and US exchange accusations ahead of the G20 summit in Korea

  

  China kept up criticism of US easy-money policies, warning two days before a G20 world economic summit that Washington could destabilize the global economy and inflate asset bubbles.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 18:36 UTC

  Uruguay’s leading banker calls for prudence, austerity and less triumphalism

  

  In spite of Uruguay’s good macroeconomic performance there are weak points and a productivity shock, fiscal austerity plus regional coordination to address external surprises should be considered, said Enrique Iglesias, economist, former banker and currently Ibero-America Secretary General.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 17:21 UTC

  Argentine military Junta leader and “dirty war” brains dies in hospital

  

  Argentine coup leader Emilio Eduardo Massera, 85, died Monday after suffering for years from a heart condition and dementia that left him too ill to be tried for crimes against humanity.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 04:27 UTC

  In the most unequal region, Uruguay has highest human development index

  

  Uruguay ranks third, behind Argentina and Chile, as the Latin American countries with the highest Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 2010 Report, which shows that, despite the significant progress many countries have made, the region continues to register the greatest inequality rates in the world.