Politics

• Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 08:31 UTC

  Uruguayan football legend takes his own life

  

  Suicide hit Uruguayan football yet again Tuesday after the death of retired star Waldemar Victorino at the age of 71 after having won the Libertadores Cup with Montevideo's Nacional among other achievements in his career.

• Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 08:02 UTC

  Brazil closely monitoring evolution of Chinese economy: real estate sector linked to iron ore exports

  

  Brazil is keeping close track of events and performance of the Chinese economy, particularly those areas that might have an impact on the exports of the leading and largest South American economy.

• Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 07:56 UTC

  Paraguay willing to continue talks with Mercosur and Bolivia on toll charges on the Parana/Paraguay Waterway

  

  Paraguay's recently instated president, Santiago Peña said he will continue engaging in dialogue with Argentina to reach a resolution regarding toll charges on the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway. “We do not deny the option of toll charges, but it should be an agreement among the five countries that use the waterway,” he asserted.

• Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 07:47 UTC

  Bernardo Arevalo, with total support from US, confirmed as Guatemala's next president

  

  Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal reaffirmed center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo's victory in the strongly disputed presidential election. Arevalo's victory received strong support from the United States State Department and the Organization of American States, OAS.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

  Brazil: Temporary tax on the super-rich enacted

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday enacted a provisional measure (MP) providing for the collection of taxes of between 15% and 20% on exclusive funds with a single shareholder, Agência Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  New financing deal reached for trade between Argentina and Brazil

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa Monday announced after a meeting with his Brazilian colleague Fernando Haddad and with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that an agreement had been reached to finance imports worth US$ 600 million, among other achievements.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 09:20 UTC

  “Technical issue” in UK's air control system slows traffic and partly spreads to Europe

  

  UK's air traffic control service on Monday said that because of a “technical issue” it had been forced to slow takeoffs and landings across the UK. However, the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) also said that Britain's airspace was not closed, despite the disruptions.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  Chile: Sentences against Víctor Jara's murderers upheld

  

  Chile's Supreme Court Monday sentenced seven retired military officers involved in the Sept. 12, 1973, kidnapping and murder of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara to 25 years in jail, it was reported in Santiago. Those convicted are between 73 and 85 years old and are all at liberty.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 06:30 UTC

  'Shape up' UK Home Secretary tells the police; 73% cases of thefts closed with no suspects

  

  Police must investigate every theft and follow all reasonable leads to catch offenders, the home secretary Suella Braverman has said, adding it was “completely unacceptable” that criminals are often “effectively free to break certain laws”.

• Monday, August 28th 2023 - 11:29 UTC

  IMF report on Argentina calls for further expenditure control

  

  The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on Argentina highlighted that the targets for reserve accumulation, fiscal deficit, and monetary financing of the deficit were missed “by wide margins.” As a result, imbalances have increased, so “further expenditure control will be needed throughout the election period.” The 1.9% GDP fiscal deficit target remained unchanged.