Politics

Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:07 UTC
Ecuador's Sunday referendum could annul Correa's aspirations of reelection

When Ecuadorians vote on Sunday barring former president Rafael Correa from re-election, they will also be choosing whether to buck a trend across South America in which overbearing former presidents just can’t let go of power.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC
Un-convened and unconvinced Uruguayan farmers again take to the roads

Un-convened and unconvinced Uruguayan farmers again took to the roads of the country for a peaceful protest vigil in an estimated 300 posts, and which counted with spontaneous support from small business people linked to the rural sector.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:38 UTC
Irish farmers call on Commissioner Hogan to stop Malmstrom yielding to Mercosur

Irish Farmers National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has said the break in Mercosur talks until Friday is an opportunity for Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to face down the Trade Commissioner and force a rethink on the sell-out of beef farmers.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:31 UTC
UK supports reelected Honduran president but demands respect for human rights and combating corruption

UK expressed support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez who was re-elected in a controversial process, and calls on the new leader to make respect for human rights and the fight against corruption, the priorities of his administration. Fernandez took the oath of office on 27 January.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 00:28 UTC
Argentina organizing Falklands charter for relatives of newly identified remains at Darwin cemetery

The Argentine government is organizing a trip to the Falklands with relatives of the 88 combatants buried in Darwin and whose remains were recently identified by a team on international forensic experts, following a humanitarian agreement between UK and Argentina, and Falklands consent, and implemented by the International Red Cross Committee.
Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 21:53 UTC
Trump presses: Bipartisan efforts stalled in Bargain on Immigration

After the night of Trump’s State of Union address, bipartisan clashes continue since President Donald Trump turned on the pressure on Democrats on Thursday to come to an agreement on protection for the undocumented immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.
Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 20:35 UTC
Majority of Brazilians want Lula in prison and would not support a candidate sponsored by him

Brazil’s presidential election is up for grabs, according to the latest public opinion poll, with popular ex-president Lula da Silva likely to be barred because of his corruption conviction and half of the electorate responding they want to see him in jail.
Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 11:05 UTC
Opposition denies pre-agreement in the dialogue

The pro-government representative in the negotiations in Dominican Republic, Jorge Rodriguez announced that a pre-agreement had been reached and that he was almost certain that on Wednesday the talks would come to fruition. However, the opposition came to deny it.
Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar cannot be the whipping boy of Brexit Garcia tells EU

In an address to a Brussels think tank, the (Germany's Liberal Party) Friedrich Naumann Foundation, the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has declared that it would be manifestly unfair to use Gibraltar as a whipping boy who was made to suffer the consequences of Europe‘s wider disagreements with the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Unicef and Caritas confirm growing and extended malnutrition in Venezuela

The U.N. children's agency UNICEF said it was seeing clear signs of a growing malnutrition crisis in Venezuela, but it lacked data to give precise information and to tackle the problem effectively.