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Montevideo, February 12th 2026 - 14:10 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, July 24th 2017 - 08:38 UTC

    Morales highlights Bolivian independence from the IMF and World Bank

    Bolivia is now in the process of becoming a member of Mercosur and Morales attended the group’s summit in Argentina last week.

    President Evo Morales has highlighted the total Bolivian independence from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), which have carried out “devastating economic policies for many years” in this South American nation.

  • Monday, July 24th 2017 - 08:22 UTC

    Brenda Hale, named first woman president of the UK Supreme Court

    Baroness Hale's appointment represents for equality is fitting, given the vigor of her past advocacy for a judiciary which must be, yet fails to be, representative.

    Brenda Hale was appointed as the UK Supreme Court's first female president on Friday, July 21st. The former deputy president of the court for four years will take on the role as the thirteenth President of the Supreme Court on October 2nd, following a line of twelve all-male predecessors.

  • Monday, July 24th 2017 - 07:07 UTC

    Mercosur and Colombia agree to a limited list of tariff-free products

    “We will no longer have to pay tariffs so our cars can enter the Colombian market. More industry and more jobs for Argentina,” Minister Francisco Cabrera said

    Mercosur inked a trade deal with Colombia last Friday to allow limited quantities of tariff-free trade in products including automobiles, textiles and agrochemicals, Argentina's and Colombia's governments said.

  • Monday, July 24th 2017 - 06:36 UTC

    Corbyn, “the greatest rebel ever”, invited to avoid de-selection of MPs

    Mr Corbyn was “the greatest rebel ever” as a backbencher but Tony Blair was reluctant to discipline him: he felt that Labour was “a broad church”.

    A former Labour chief whip has urged Jeremy Corbyn to “reflect” on Tony Blair's approach when party leader by ruling out the de-selection of MPs. Baroness Hilary Armstrong told the BBC Mr Corbyn was “the greatest rebel ever” as a backbencher but Mr Blair was reluctant to discipline him. She said the then prime minister felt that Labour was “a broad church”.

  • Monday, July 24th 2017 - 06:09 UTC

    Falklands war new book says invading Argentines faced fierce defense from Marines and suffered heavy casualties

    The First Casualty was written after Ricky Phillips interviewed survivors on both sides to get the full story.

    A new book has challenged the official account of the Falklands War, including allegedly one of the worst kept secrets of the conflict. The First Casualty, written by noted military historian Ricky Phillips, reveals that, far from surrendering without a fight when the Argentines invaded the Islands in April 1982, a detachment of Royal Marines battled for more than two hours and killed around 100 of their opponents.

  • Sunday, July 23rd 2017 - 13:11 UTC

    Despite Trump's pledge Carrier laying off workers and moving to Mexico

    The 338 positions will be shifted to Mexico, where workers are paid in a day what the Rust Belt employees make in an hour.

    The Carrier factory where a president-elect Donald J. Trump boasted of having crafted a deal to save jobs from moving to Mexico has begun laying off workers. 338 employees at the Carrier Corporation fan coil manufacturing facility in Indianapolis will be let go Friday under the previously announced plan, the company said in a statement.

  • Sunday, July 23rd 2017 - 12:23 UTC

    Bank of America moves European operations to “natural location” Dublin

    In a statement, Moynihan called Dublin the “natural location” for consolidating the bank’s legal entities, noting Bank of America already has an Irish-domiciled bank.

    The Bank of America announced Friday that Dublin will be the new base for its European Union operations following Britain’s decision last year to split from the EU. Brian Moynihan, CEO of the Charlotte-based bank, made the announcement during a trip to the Irish capital city. It becomes the latest large U.S. bank in recent weeks to disclose plans for continuing to serve clients in EU countries following the so-called Brexit vote in 2016.

  • Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 23:04 UTC

    NAFTA members agree negotiations round; Mexico insists on strict timetable

    Described by an official as a “very aggressive calendar,” the sources said the goal was to conclude the talks before the Mexican electoral campaign was in full swing.

    United States, Mexican and Canadian officials have agreed to an aggressive timetable to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), sources said, aiming to conclude early next year to avoid Mexico’s 2018 presidential elections.

  • Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 22:17 UTC

    Growing significance of trade with Latin America for India

    In 2016-17, India exported more to Mexico (3.5 billion dollars) than to neighbors such as Thailand (US$ 3.1bn), Myanmar (1.7bn) and Iran (2.4bn)

    (*)By R. Viswanathan - For those who think that Latin America is too far and cost of freight is too high and therefore the region should be less important for India’s trade, here is the eye opener from the 2016-17 (April-March) statistics of the Commerce Ministry of India.

  • Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 12:31 UTC

    Hammond reportedly told Goldman Sachs he favors a Brexit lengthy transition period

    Hammond said that the majority of senior ministers now agreed on the need for a transition period. Leading Brexiteer Michael Gove endorsed that view on Friday.

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond reportedly told the board of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs that he was pushing for a lengthy transition period after Britain leaves the European Union, a source familiar with the talks said. The source said Hammond made a presentation to the Goldman Sachs board on June 29 when CEO Lloyd Blankfein was in London for the annual board meeting.