Politics

Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 05:13 UTC
Small party adds key votes to Lula's campaign

Presidential candidate Andrés Janones of the moderate Avante party Thursday stepped down from the race in order to support former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's bid to succeed the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Joint bid to host 2030 football World Cup launched

Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile have announced a joint bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup finals under the motto “Together 2030.” The intended 2030 tournament will feature 48 teams and some 80 matches will be played in 14 stadiums. The last World Cup to be held in South America was ”Brazil 2014
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Peruvian Congress keeps Castillo from attending Petro's inauguration

Peru's one-house Congress Thursday denied President Pedro Castillo Terrones permission to attend the inauguration of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on Aug. 7. Castillo had filed for clearance to be out of the country between Aug. 6 to 8, as per Article 102 of the Constitution.
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 09:07 UTC
International reports cast doubts on Argentine peso's exchange rate

Despite Superminister Sergio Massa's announcement that he would not moot for a devaluation of the Argentine peso, banking entities have issued separate reports raising doubts as to the newly-appointed official's strategy, with the spotlight on the exchange rate issue.
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:54 UTC
Falklands Conservation 2-year project to eliminate invasive species from New Island

Falklands Conservation (FC) has announced the launching of its new Darwin Plus-funded project for long-term restoration work on New Island Nature Reserve. New Island is one of the remotest islands in the Falklands archipelago, which runs a wildlife reserve and centre for scientific research, expected to considerably improve with the appointment of a new Bio-security and Invasives Manager.
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:23 UTC
Applications for UK Chevening Scholarships are open in Chile

The British embassy in Santiago has announced that applications for United Kingdom Chevening Scholarship for the 2023/24 academic year opened on August 2 until November first 2022, via chevening.org.apply
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:13 UTC
US Congressional team meets with Paraguayan Defense Minister

Lawmakers from the United States met Thursday in Asunción with Paraguay's Defense Minister Bernardino Soto Estigarribia to discuss matters of mutual interest, one day ahead of their encounter with President Mario Abdo Benítez at the López Palace.
Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:08 UTC
Narcotics shipments from Mercosur to Europe on the rise

A shipment of 5,2 tons of cocaine bound for the Netherlands was seized in June, the Dutch police reported. An Uruguayan company involved in the shipment of 4,5 tons of cocaine was definitively closed by the government. An attempt to introduce cocaine in coffee bags to Europe was caught in Brazil, as well as another intended shipment of 4,5 tons of cocaine destined for Antwerp.
Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 22:43 UTC
Uruguayan senator said that Argentina's crisis is “because it is full of Argentines” and caused a controversy

The Senator for the left-wing coalition Frente Amplio (Broad Front), Daniel Caggiani, was interviewed by local Channel 12’s Desayunos Informales about the regional situation and the negotiation for an eventual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Uruguay and China, which has generated tensions between Mercosur partners.
Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 21:13 UTC
Mexican FM lands in Bolivia on key tour regarding lithium production

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard landed in Bolivia Thursday to take part in a series of events and hold meetings with local authorities, as part of his tour to foster a joint strategy to exploit lithium resources