Politics

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 06:11 UTC

  First on-line presidential hopefuls debate attracts 50 million Brazilians

  

  Three major candidates for the Brazilian presidency joined the first online debate Wednesday, which was followed by an estimated 50 million people and less than two months before ballot day, October 3.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 03:09 UTC

  Brazil wealthiest man pays 285.000 USD for Lula da Silva’s inauguration suit

  

  Brazil’s wealthiest man, Eike Batista paid the equivalent of 285.000 US dollars for the inauguration suit of President Lula da Silva when he first took office in January 2002. The sale was part of a charity auction to collect funds for a famous Sao Paulo favela (shanty town) that goes by the name of Paraisopolis, (Paradise City).

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 02:57 UTC

  Argentine economic activity expands 11.1% in June over a year ago

  

  Argentina’s economic activity expanded 11.1% last June compared to the same month a year ago, anticipated President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during the celebration of the 126th anniversary of the Rosario Chamber of Commerce.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 02:54 UTC

  Over-supply of homes hindering US economic recovery says Obama

  

  President Barack Obama has said an over-supply of homes is hindering the US economic recovery. Obama also said the US had to find a way to curb its budget deficit without further slowing economic growth.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 02:42 UTC

  Peruvian court revokes parole of US woman linked to terrorist group

  

  A court in Peru has revoked parole for a US woman who was imprisoned for aiding a left-wing terrorist group. Lori Berenson turned herself into police after judges ordered that she be sent back to prison to finish the last five years of her 20-year sentence

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 19:18 UTC

  HMS Gloucester sets sail for the Falklands next Friday

  

  A Royal Navy destroyer will set sail for the Falkland Islands from Portsmouth to maintain Britain's interests in the South Atlantic, reports Royal Navy News.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 19:16 UTC

  Australian PM wants to cut ties with British monarchy and establish a republic

  

  Australia should drop its ties to the British monarchy when the Queen’s reign ends, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said this week in the midst of national election campaigning.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 19:01 UTC

  Printed media also victim of Venezuelan rampant crime

  

  A judge in Venezuela has ruled that all printed news media cannot publish “violent, bloody or grotesque” photographs for the next 30 days because the pictures can cause psychological and moral harm to children.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 05:16 UTC

  Argentine Catholic Church reiterates “concern” with insecurity increase

  

  The Catholic Church again expressed “concern” about the increase in crime and insecurity during the opening of the 156th Episcopate Permanent Committee Summit presided by Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 05:12 UTC

  Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff closer to winning in the first round

  

  Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff widened her lead to 11 percentage points over opposition candidate Jose Serra, putting her in position to win in the first round of the October election, according to an Ibope poll published by the TV Globo network.