Politics

Monday, August 13th 2018 - 07:19 UTC
UK embassy supporting program to help Brazil's energy goals

As part of the UK Government’s Prosperity Fund, the British Embassy in Brazil is commissioning a study to assess various options for the governance structure of an Energy Centre to inform and support the Prosperity Fund Energy Program.
Monday, August 13th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Environmental organizations warn about salmon farming risks in Tierra del Fuego

A report issued by the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Surrounding Areas warns of the serious impacts that salmon and trout farming would have on the Argentine coast if the initiatives being considered by the federal government and the province of Tierra del Fuego are approved.
Monday, August 13th 2018 - 06:38 UTC
Mexican incoming president pledges drastic cuts in privileges and personal security

Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he will abandon the secret service-style protection used by his predecessor in favor of a security detail of 20 unarmed men and women, including lawyers, doctors and engineers.
Monday, August 13th 2018 - 06:15 UTC
Applications for Chevening scholarships open in Argentina

The British Embassy in Argentina has announced that applications for Chevening scholarships are now open until 6 November. The scholarships are awarded to candidates with proven leadership potential and a strong professional and academic background.
Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 20:04 UTC
Bloody Sunday 1972 investigation is going ahead, confirms North Ireland police service

A senior detective has said police in Northern Ireland are legally obliged to investigate Bloody Sunday. This comes after the former head of the British Army urged the government to put a stop to the “macabre charade” that could see Northern Ireland veterans facing legal action.
Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 09:37 UTC
'K notebooks' corruption: companies won't be punished for what employees may have done

The Argentine government will allow companies whose officials are named in a corruption probe to continue work on existing projects and to bid for new ones. Contracts will be honored and companies won’t be punished for what employees may have done, Transport Minister Guillermo Dietrich said in an interview in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Black Friday for Argentina: dollar climbs 3.86% and sovereign credit risk reaches 700 points

Argentina’s peso closed down 3.86% on Friday and the stock market ended 1.44%, pressured by emerging markets turmoil, particularly in Turkey, and a corruption scandal that has touched some of the country’s top business leaders, traders said.
Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 09:02 UTC
Three more graves have names in the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin

Argentina confirmed on Friday the identification of three more soldiers fallen during the South Atlantic conflict in 1982, and whose remains rest in the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin in the Falkland Islands.
Friday, August 10th 2018 - 08:32 UTC
South West England voters back a second referendum on a Brexit deal

Voters in the South West of England back a second referendum on the Brexit deal by a margin of 42% to 35%, according to a new poll. The poll, for the People’s Vote campaign, was released ahead of a day of action by the group across the region on Saturday, culminating in a rally in Bristol.
Friday, August 10th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Brazil farmers criticize law establishing minimum truck freight rates

Brazil’s President Michel Temer signed into law a bill authorizing the government to set minimum truck freight prices, drawing criticism from farm groups who said the measures would drive up costs for food.