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Montevideo, January 19th 2026 - 15:56 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

    Brazil reacts strongly to EU ex-leaders asking for Lula to run for office

    French ex-president Francois Holland and Spanish former PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, called Lula's imprisonment for corruption “hurried”

    Brazil on Wednesday lashed out at a demand by former European leaders for disgraced ex-president Lula da Silva to be allowed to take part in elections this year. A group of former EU left leaning leaders, including French ex-president Francois Holland and Spanish former prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, called Lula's imprisonment for corruption “hurried” and said he should be “free to present himself before Brazilian voters.”

  • Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

    Argentine Prosecution orders the arrest of 26 officers for alleged torture against conscripts in the Falklands

    Federal prosecutor Marcelo Rapoport working with the advice from the Crimes against Humanity prosecution special office, asked for the arrest of the 26 officers

    The Federal Prosecution Office from Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego has called for the arrest of 26 officers allegedly involved in torture practices against conscripts during the Falklands conflict in 1982. The case has been ongoing for over a decade but it remains at snail pace.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 19:54 UTC

    Uruguay is presented in London as main gateway to Latin America

    “Why Uruguay? Latin America’s Finest Business Gateway “, which will take place in the North Tower of Tower Bridge.

    The mission is being organized by Uruguay XXI, the investment, export and country brand promotion agency, along with the British Embassy in Montevideo, the British-Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce and with the support of the UK Department for International Trade. The trade mission will be present between May 14/18.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 19:20 UTC

    Falklands describes as 'positive', the outcome of fishery talks held in Argentina

    The renewed scientific cooperation between Falkland Islands/UK and Argentina should, in time, provide for better conservation of such resources, John Barton said

    The Falkland Islands has been positive about the outcome of the first round of fishery talks (May 14/15) referred to the South Atlantic, between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The talks in Buenos Aires, with Falklands representatives included in the UK delegation, emphasized on the exchange of scientific information and conservation of shared fishery resources in the South West Atlantic.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 17:42 UTC

    68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, says UN

    Tokyo is the world’s largest city with an agglomeration of 37 million inhabitants, followed by New Delhi with 29 million,

    Sustainable development depends more and more on the successful management of urban growth, especially in low-income and lower-middle-income countries where the pace of urbanization is projected to be the fastest.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

    Argentina/UK agree to continue fisheries conservation talks in London next November

    UK/Argentina fisheries scientific information exchange, as well as some joint scientific cruises took place regularly during the nineties.(Pic R. Goodwin)

    Following a two-day meeting in Buenos Aires of the Fisheries South West Atlantic Commission Scientific Sub-Committee, Argentina and the UK agreed to hold a new round of talks in London next November, according to a release from the Argentine foreign ministry.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

    Argentina seems to have managed Tuesday's challenge, but what comes next?

    Finance minister Luis Caputo said Argentina managed to float additional bonds, equivalent to US$ 3 billion in Pesos

    Argentina’s central bank on Tuesday rolled over billions of dollars in short-term debt, providing President Mauricio Macri’s government with a shot of confidence after weeks of economic volatility. In a statement, the Argentine central bank said it refinanced all of the US$ 26 billion of peso-denominated short term bonds that matured on Tuesday. Investors were attracted by renewal rates of 40% for 36-day Lebac and 38% and 38,5% for 90 days and plus, Lebacs.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

    EU warns Britain time is running out to seal a Brexit deal

    “We are concerned that there is no clear stance, no clear position from the British. The clock is ticking,” German EU Minister Michael Roth told EU peers in Brussels

    The European Union warned Britain time was running out to seal a Brexit deal this autumn and ensure London does not crash out of the bloc next March adding to pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May. But Mrs May’s spokesman said the “focus is on getting this right” rather than meeting a deadline.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

    Kellogg pulls out of Venezuela. Maduro promises to hand control of the factory to workers

    Kellogg is the latest multinational to close or scale back operations in Venezuela, citing strict currency controls, a lack of raw materials and soaring inflation

    The United States based cereal maker Kellogg is pulling out of Venezuela because of the economic deterioration in the country. Workers said they were prevented from entering the plant in the central city of Maracay on Tuesday. The announcement comes ahead of Sunday's presidential elections.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

    Scotland parliament rejects Brexit legislation; potential for constitutional clash with London

    Ms. May had pledged to seek a Brexit that works for all the U.K.’s nations, but Scotland, which voted to remain in the EU, is accusing her of a power grab.

    The Scottish Parliament voted against British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark Brexit legislation, setting up a potential constitutional crisis and further complicating the path to an orderly departure. Lawmakers in Edinburgh voted 93-30 to withhold consent for the EU withdrawal bill. The U.K. can disregard the vote, but it would be the first time London asserts its dominance over the regional parliament.