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Montevideo, July 28th 2025 - 04:01 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, March 31st 2023 - 09:00 UTC

    Von der Leyen says Mercosur deal a priority but Argentina warns “not so fast”

    “We will strengthen cooperation in sectors such as digital and clean technology,” the EU Chief Executive said

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the agreement with Mercosur was a priority, but Argentina's government has second thoughts about the advantages it would actually entail, it was reported Thursday.

  • Friday, March 31st 2023 - 08:36 UTC

    Argentina to launch “agro dollar” exchange rate

    Agro dollar will be in effect for 30 to 90 days, it was reported in Washington DC, where Massa was on an official mission to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

    Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa Thursday announced the creation of the so-called “agro dollar,” a new exchange rate for agrifood exports, which seeks to help replenish the country's impoverished coffers while simplifying foreign currency operations for all rural producers.

  • Friday, March 31st 2023 - 08:18 UTC

    Bolsonaro returns to Brazil despite being under investigation

    Bolsonaro plans to regroup Brazil's rightwing forces against Lula

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Brasilia on a Gol Airlines flight from Orlando at 6.37 am local time Thursday after having left the country while he was still head of state in late December to skip Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's inauguration.

  • Friday, March 31st 2023 - 08:09 UTC

    US: Trump indicted in Stormy Daniels case

    DA Bragg and Trump's counselors are making arrangements for the former president's surrender, it was reported

    A New York Grand Jury Thursday voted in favor of indicting former US President Donald Trump for the US$ 130,000 payment during the 2016 presidential campaign to porn actress Stormy Daniels for her silence about an alleged relationship between the two of them.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 16:24 UTC

    France denies blocking EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates demands

    The dialogue is ongoing, and the outcome is yet to be seen.

    France denies blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, which it vetoed since it was signed in 2019. However, it reiterates its demands to correct it and says it is waiting for the outcome of the negotiations being conducted by the European Commission with its South American partners.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 15:39 UTC

    Gibraltar Airport Tunnel Opens

    For the first time since 1941, the tunnel will enable free flow of vehicles and pedestrians across Gibraltar<br />

    Jim Watt - Gibraltar. The tunnel for traffic to access the frontier with Spain without having to cross the runway has been an ongoing project beset with delays.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Fernández seeks Biden's help ahead of further IMF talks

    Fernández also said he supported Biden's gun control initiative

    Argentine President Alberto Fernandez was welcomed Wednesday at the White House by his US colleague Joseph Biden. The South American leader explained that his country was going through its worst drought since 1929, which “has greatly complicated our economy” and sought Biden's help in the upcoming negotiations with international creditors. The meeting was to have been held in July 2022 but the US president contracted Covid-19 and it was postponed.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    Massa and Gopinath discuss IMF flexibilization and disbursement

    ”Good meeting with Minister Sergio Massa,” Gopinath said.

    Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa Wednesday met with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath to discuss the flexibilization of the reserve's goals in addition to a US$ 5.3 billion disbursement to be announced early next week, it was reported in Washington.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Ecuador's Constitutional Court gives nod to President Lasso's impeachment

    The embezzlement were properly founded, the Court ruled.

    Ecuador's Constitutional Court (CC) Wednesday ruled by 6 votes to 3 that the impeachment of President Guillermo Lasso for his alleged involvement in acts of corruption was “admissible.” For a president to be removed from office, 92 votes of the 137 Ecuadorian assembly members are required. The CC also rejected “two accusations related to the alleged crime of extortion” and allowed only the embezzlement allegations to proceed.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    CIA official meets with Paraguayan president

    After the meeting, Abdo flew to the United States

    Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday confirmed having met with US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Deputy Director David Cohen in Asunción to discuss national security issues.