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Montevideo, August 3rd 2025 - 00:40 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

    Macri on a state visit to India condemns terrorism and signs ten agreements

    Indian PM Narendra Modi and Argentine President Mauricio Macri, held bilateral talks on Monday in New Delhi and strongly condemned terrorism.

    India and Argentina inked ten agreements including in defense, agriculture, space, pharmaceuticals, Antarctic cooperation, agriculture, IT and nuclear cooperation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Argentine President Mauricio Macri, accompanied by a high-level official delegation and around 100 top industry representatives of Argentine companies held bilateral talks on Monday.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

    Independent inspection of the Royal Falkland Islands Police

    The Falkland Islands Royal Police Station in Stanley

    The Royal Falkland Islands Police reported on Monday that two representatives from the UK Red Snapper Group, Dave Roberts and Neil Hunter, have arrived in the Islands commissioned by the local government to carry out an independent inspection of the force.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

    Trump calls on Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaido

    Trump issued a dire warning to Venezuela's military if they continue with Maduro: “you will find no safe harbor, no easy exit, no way out. You will lose everything.”

    President Donald Trump said on Monday that “a new day is coming in Latin America,” as he sought to rally support among the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S. for opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Speaking at Florida International University in Miami before large American and Venezuelan flags, Trump said the U.S. stands behind Guaido, whom the U.S. recognizes as the country's rightful president, and condemns President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

    Hammond visit to China called off amid reports of Beijing anger with UK defense actions

    There were plans for trade talks between Mr Hammond and senior Chinese government figures during the brief visit this week

    A visit to China by Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been called off amid reports a speech by the UK's defense secretary angered Beijing. There were plans for trade talks between Mr Hammond and senior Chinese government figures during the brief visit this week. But last week, Gavin Williamson had indicated the UK's intention to send an aircraft carrier to the Pacific.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

    US/China trade talks resume in Washington... and are going “extremely well”

    On Friday, Trump re-iterated he might be willing to hold off on increasing tariffs to 25% from the current 10% on Mar 1 on US$200 billion in Chinese goods

    US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war will resume from this Tuesday in Washington, the White House has announced. The last set of talks ended Friday in Beijing with no deal, though US President Donald Trump said the discussions were going “extremely well” and suggested he could extend a Mar 1 truce deadline for an agreement to be reached.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

    Sixteen states sue Trump on his national emergency order to build the wall with Mexico

    “Use of those additional federal funds for the construction of a border wall is contrary to Congress's intent in violation of the US Constitution” the complaint said

    Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, said the president's order was contrary to the Presentment Clause that outlines legislative procedures and the Appropriations Clause, which defines Congress as the final arbiter of public funds.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

    Trump's promise to Juncker: no additional import tariffs on EU cars... For the time being

    Juncker added if Trump imposed tariffs on EU cars, the EU would react and not feel obliged to stick to its promise to buy more US soybeans and liquefied gas

    United States President Donald Trump has promised European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that he will not impose additional import tariffs on European cars for the time being, Juncker was quoted in a published interview as saying on Monday.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

    Honda will shut-down its plant in England by 2022; some 3.500 at stake

    Honda to announce the closure of its Swindon plant on Tuesday, according to Sky News, but still keep its European headquarters in nearby Bracknell.

    Japanese car giant Honda is expected to announce the shutdown of its plant in south west England in 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk, media reports said on Monday. The car manufacturer is to announce the closure of its Swindon plant on Tuesday, according to Sky News, but still keep its European headquarters in nearby Bracknell.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

    Brazil bans upstream mining dams following the Brumadinho disaster that killed 300

    The dams, which hold mining byproducts, are cheaper to build but present higher security risks because their walls are constructed over a base of muddy mining

    Brazil's government on Monday banned new upstream mining dams and ordered the decommissioning of all such dams by 2021, targeting the type of structure that burst last month in the town of Brumadinho, killing hundreds of people.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:33 UTC

    Citigroup poised to boost revenue as advisor of Brazilian public asset sales

    CEO Marcelo Marangon said Citi expects its annual revenue in Brazil to grow to US$1.5 billion from US$1.1 billion over the next years

    Citigroup Inc expects to boost annual revenue in Brazil over the next years by advising potential public asset sales and through a revival in capital markets, its chief executive officer in Brazil told journalists on Monday. Marcelo Marangon said Citi expects its annual revenue in Brazil to grow to US$1.5 billion from US$1.1 billion over the next years. He did not specify a timeframe for the goal.