Politics

Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:35 UTC
Blinken takes adventurous trip into left-leaning Latin America

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting Monday a most unusual Latin American tour through which President Joseph Biden's administration seeks to follow up on the goals agreed upon during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro makes it to the runoff against Lula despite some polls

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the leftwing Workers' Party (PT) edged the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) in Sunday's elections by 48.42% against 43.21% of the votes, which shows a divided country after weeks of violent incidents related to the electoral campaign.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Fernandez upgrades Falklands strategic position; promises to reinforce military presence in southern Argentina

Argentine president Alberto Fernández again claimed sovereignty over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands, “usurped” by the United Kingdom, asking London to comply with international resolutions, since “this occupation could limit the flow of vessels between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the access to Antarctica.”
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Argentine student winner of Falklands' competition travels to the Islands “with an open mind”

“Since a child I have been passionate about the Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK, which was reinforced by the stories from my uncle who was a member of the Argentine crew sent to South Georgia to scrap the remains of the rusting whaling station”, reveals Braian Espinoza Salazar, an Argentine International Relations student at the Mendoza University.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Tory MPs furious with Liz Truss mini-budget: she's playing into the hands of Labour

The shockwaves from the mini-budget presented by Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng are still reverberating in the markets and politically more damaging, among members of the ruling Conservative party.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Argentine White Helmets arrive in Honduras

An Argentine “white helmet” mission to assist Honduran victims of recent rainstorms has been deployed to the area, it was reported Sunday in Buenos Aires.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Russian tourists land on Margarita Island

After months of blockades to Russian commercial flights, the first batch of tourists arrived this weekend at Venezuela's Margarita Island on a Nordwind charter service, it was reported.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Ecuadorian women march against gender violence

Ecuadorian women took to the streets during the weekend to protest against the 206 femicides already recorded in the country during 2022 in the aftermath of María Belén Bernal's murder.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Largest ports in UK Felixstowe and Liverpool on strike

The dockworkers at Felixstowe, the largest port in the United Kingdom have started an eight-day strike in protest over their wages and inflation, overlapping with an ongoing strike at the Port of Liverpool.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:20 UTC
De Pedro's mission to US heading back home

Argentine Interior Minister Wado De Pedro's trip to the United States alongside a delegation of governors of the country's Grand North has come to an end.