Politics

Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:34 UTC
Controversial Almagro’s “complete support” for the Referral to ICC of Venezuela Investigation

The controversial Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, expressed his complete support for the decision of the presidents of Argentina, Mauricio Macri; of Chile, Sebastián Piñera; of Colombia, Iván Duque; of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez; of Peru, Martín Vizcarra; and of the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, to refer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) the investigation into the existence of crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
UK Secretary of State for Scotland in Chile to reinforce bilateral relations

David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland is currently in Chile where he arrived on Wednesday to reinforce the existing close links between the UK and Chile, including trade, science and innovation, defense and green growth.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
EC calls for calm as deadline for a possible UK withdrawal enters critical phase

A spokesman for the European Commission said calmness not drama was needed during the critical end phase of negotiating a withdrawal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Petrobras gradually moving out of lawsuits stemming from major corruption scheme

Petrobras, Brazil's state oil company, has agreed to pay more than US$ 853m to the United States and Brazil, ending a long-running corruption investigation. The probe stemmed from a bribery scheme at the firm, which involved millions in payments that were concealed from investors and regulators.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 07:55 UTC
President Macri asks for patience; poverty index shows 27,3% Argentines live in poverty

President Mauricio Macri on Thursday asked Argentines for patience in weathering an economic crisis this year and pledged to increase social spending in the coming months, a day after reaching a US$ 57.1 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:15 UTC
Ciro Gomes leaves hospital following minor prostate surgery

Brazil presidential election candidate Ciro Gomes left hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, a day after undergoing surgery on his prostate. Currently running third in opinion polls ahead of the October 7 election first round, 60-year-old Gomes underwent a minimally invasive procedure that involved the “cauterization of blood vessels,” his center-left PDT party said in a statement.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Trump rebuffs Trudeau claiming “Canada has treated the US very badly”

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had refused to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, accusing Canada of treating the United States “very badly.”
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Latest poll in Brazil shows extreme right Bolsonaro losing ground

Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has only a six-point lead over surging Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad, and would lose a second-round runoff against him next month, a new opinion poll showed on Wednesday. However both leading candidates lost one percentage point over last week's poll and only Ciro Gomes climbed from 11% to 12%
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
A Swede takes over as Daimler CEO and to grapple with diesel emissions cheating

Daimler, the German car maker that owns Mercedes-Benz, will be run by a non-German for the first time next year. Dieter Zetsche, 65, will be replaced by Ola Kaellenius, a 49-year-old Swede, as chief executive in a succession plan announced on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:40 UTC
With post-Brexit in mind Scottish Secretary begins a UK trade tour to Uruguay and Chile

The Scottish Secretary David Mundell started a four-day trade mission to South America, where he will be meeting politicians and business leaders in Uruguay and Chile. Mr. Mundell will be promoting trade links on the visit undertaken on behalf of the UK Government’s Board of Trade, and will be looking into how UK can support new post-EU trade opportunities in South America, promoting Scotland as a great exporter and the UK being open for business.