Politics

Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:59 UTC
Argentina: Former minister and tax bureau chief both acquitted in money smuggling case

A court in Buenos Aires Wednesday acquitted former Planning Minister Julio De Vido and AFIP tax bureau Chief Ricardo Echegaray for the 2007 attempted smuggling of a suitcase containing nearly US$ 800,000 which was being brought into the country by Guido Antonini Wilson, who was believed to be an envoy of then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:53 UTC
Migration crisis; state of emergency in Costa Rica to deal with massive influx of people heading for US

Costa Rica in Central America intends to declare a state of emergency due to an increased wave of migrants on their way to Mexico and later cross to the United States. “I have instructed the security ministry to take a firm stance with anyone who takes Costa Rica's kindness for weakness,” Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said at a media briefing, referring to recent riots by migrants crossing the nation.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:46 UTC
Paraguayan Navy sailor wounded in clash with Argentine Coast Guard

A Paraguayan naval officer and two civilians were arrested Wednesday by the Argentine Coast Guard (PNA) following an incident at around 3 pm in the Paraná River near the PNA's Puerto Maní (Misiones) delegation that resulted in the seizure of a Paraguayan Navy vessel allegedly trying to smuggle fuel to the Paraguayan side.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:37 UTC
UK implements a U-turn in climate policy and opens largest oilfields in North Sea to exploration and production

The United Kingdom approved the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in its largest undeveloped field, the North Sea Transition Authority, the responsible regulatory body said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:33 UTC
Lula praises Biden's support to autoworkers' strike

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday praised his US colleague Joseph Biden for supporting a strike by autoworkers in Detroit, just a week after both heads of state signed an understanding regarding the role of labor unions.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 04:50 UTC
Spain unable to form a new ruling coalition: regional separatist parties are kingmakers

Spanish Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo fell short of the 176 votes he needed to become prime minister after a vote by lawmakers on Wednesday. Feijioo's conservative Popular Party won the most seats in the July 2023 general election, but he has struggled with putting together a coalition to form a government as he opposes giving concessions to separatist parties.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:45 UTC
No agreement reached during Paraná Waterway multilateral meeting

Argentina will continue to charge a toll to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway after no agreement was reached Tuesday during a Technical Commission meeting at the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:40 UTC
UK, US support for British Falklands sovereignty but Spaniards, Germans and Italians favor Argentina

How do Europeans, Americans, and even the UK feel about the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands between Argentina and the UK? A new YouGov EuroTrack survey asked several Western European EU nations (as well as the UK and USA): Should the Falkland Islands belong to the United Kingdom or Argentina?
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:29 UTC
Bolsonaro indicted for 2014 remarks against PT congresswoman

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for incitement to rape by a Federal District Court in connection with a speech he delivered before the Lower House in December 2014, when he was a Congressman, Agencia Brasil reported in Brasilia Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:24 UTC
Uruguayan Interior Minister wants DEA back

Uruguay's Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber insisted Tuesday it would be a wise move to bring back the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the South American country. Heber made those remarks days after the escape of many drug traffickers who had been granted house arrest.