Politics

Tuesday, June 5th 2018 - 07:01 UTC
Two ladies, Ecuador and Honduras, dispute the presidency of the UN General Assembly

The new president of the U.N. General Assembly being elected Tuesday will definitely be a woman and only the fourth female in the 73-year history of the global organization, but whether she is from Honduras or Ecuador is the question.
Tuesday, June 5th 2018 - 06:56 UTC
IMF/Argentina talks “very constructive”; growth estimate falls to 1.3% from 2.5%

The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that talks with Argentine authorities for financial support are well advanced and the plan is driven by Argentina priorities with a particular focus on protecting the most vulnerable.
Tuesday, June 5th 2018 - 06:37 UTC
Argentina identifies remains of the 92nd combatant buried in the Falklands

The Argentine Human Rights Secretary announced on Monday the name of another Argentine soldier fallen during the Falklands conflict and buried at the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin, taking the number of identified remains to 92.
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 08:00 UTC
Honoring Falklands' fallen begins full agenda for Macri's cabinet chief in London

Argentine cabinet chief Marcos Peña arrived on Sunday in London for a two-day full agenda beginning Monday, with a round of ministerial meetings, media interviews, a visit to Parliament, a conference, even a visit to 10 Downing Street, but it will all take off at St. Paul's cathedral to honor the fallen in the Falkland Islands war.
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:45 UTC
Mercosur/EU begin new fresh round of trade talks: Geographical Indications high in the list

Mercosur and the European Union begin a fresh round of trade talks this week with renewed optimism that negotiators may be nearing an accord after almost 20 years of talks. Since trade negotiations with the United States were frozen after Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory, the European Union has turned its focus to other large economies and has already struck agreements with Japan and Mexico.
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:24 UTC
UK Armed Forces minister visits Chile and Uruguay

The United Kingdom Minister for the Armed Forces was in Chile and Uruguay as part of a visit to South America in the framework of increasing closer bilateral relations. The Rt Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP, made an official visit to Chile in order to further strengthen the strong defense relation between the two countries.
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:06 UTC
Truckers strike is estimated to have cost Brazilian agriculture some US$ 1.77 billion

The 10-day-long Brazilian striking truckers protests are winding down and companies from meatpackers to soy crushers are resuming operations. Some problems persist in some sectors and will need time to recover. Primary estimates of losses for farmers' sector could reach US$ 1.77bn
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 06:47 UTC
Over half of Mexican voters express support for Lopez Obrador

With less than a month before Mexico’s presidential election, more than half of voters support leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a survey showed, while they pulled support from the poll leader’s main rival following attacks on his honesty.
Saturday, June 2nd 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Nisman death was a homicide, rules Argentine federal appeals court

An Argentine federal appeals court confirmed on Friday that special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, found dead in 2015 while investigating a 1994 Jewish center bombing, was murdered.
Saturday, June 2nd 2018 - 08:09 UTC
Nicaragua's husband-wife team ready to fall: end of the road for the Ortegas

By Gwynne Dyer (*) - From the Ceausescus in Romania (overthrown and shot 1989) to the Mugabes (removed in a non-violent military coup 2017), husband-and-wife teams running authoritarian regimes seem to have a particularly high casualty rate. And now it may be the turn of the Nicaraguan team: President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo.