Politics

Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 01:20 UTC
Venezuela: opposition majority calls for the termination of Juan Guaidó's “interim government”

An opposition majority called this Wednesday for the cessation of functions of the “interim government” of Juan Guaidó in Venezuela by considering that, after four years of his self-proclamation, the mechanism was weakened without achieving the objectives of political change set out. This represents a change for dozens of countries that formaly still recognize the parliamentary leader and host opposition ambassadors in their territory.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Ex UK ambassador Mark Kent celebrates Argentina's World Cup but regrets Carmona's attitude

The head of Argentina's Malvinas, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands, Guillermo Carmona had a Twitter exchange with former UK ambassador in Buenos Aires Mark Kent, who congratulated and celebrated the Argentine team's win of the Football World Cup in Qatar.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:53 UTC
Tierra del Fuego team planning Falklands trip to assess the economic impact of UK 'usurpation' of the Islands

The economic impact of the “illegal” occupation of the Falklands Islands by the British, is to be analyzed by the Economic Development and Innovation Institute from the Argentine University of Tierra del Fuego, in coordination with other tertiary education centers both public and private.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Two coups doomed to fail before they began and the power of big lies

By Gwynne Dyer – Could there be anything more ridiculous than last week’s failed coup attempt in Peru?
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Director of Brazilian Highway Police sacked

The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced the dismissal of Brazilian Highway Police Director Silvinei Vasques for “administrative improbity” for his actions or inactions in the aftermath of the Oct. 30 runoff which saw Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva elected to return to the Planalto Palace on Jan. 1.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Peru's Congress initially agrees to shorten presidential term

Peru's Congress Tuesday approved a bill to bring forward the general elections to April 2024 after it had rejected a similar initiative last week, thus fueling additional unrest nationwide.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Chile and EU agree on a new trade association which eliminates most tariffs and promotes investment

The European Union and Chile reached an understanding to modernize their successful twenty years old trade association agreement, which is part of the EU strategy to diversify its suppliers of critical commodities for the green transition and at the same time cut its dependence from China.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:14 UTC
Biden, Lasso discuss deepening bilateral ties between US and Ecuador

US President Joseph Biden Monday told his Ecuadorian colleague Guillermo Lasso at the White House that his country was interested in strengthening ties with one of its staunchest South American allies.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 08:54 UTC
Former concentration camp secretary given 2-year suspended sentence

A former secretary at a nazi concentration camp in Poland where at least 10,505 people were murdered during World War II was handed down a two-year suspended sentence Tuesday by the Itzehoe state court in Schleswig-Holstein state Tuesday for her involvement in the crimes.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:09 UTC
Uruguay's economy growing above global pace, Lacalle says

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said that while the world's economy would grow by 2.9%, that of his country would do so by over 5% by the end of 2022.