Politics

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 09:59 UTC

  An estimated third of the Brazilian population live below the poverty line

  

  A new system implemented by the World Bank to measure the number of people who live below the poverty line has meant that in Brazil the number has risen from 8.9 million to 45.5 million, which is almost a third of the population.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 09:19 UTC

  Democracy, Armed forces and Police, the most trusted institutions in Uruguay

  

  Support for democracy in Uruguay reached 70% this year, two points higher than in 2016, and leads in Latin America in its overall sustained commitment to democracy, according to the latest release from the Latinbarometer report.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

  Piñera can be only defeated with a strong voter turnout, admit his opponents

  

  The frontrunner for Chile’s presidency, billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera, faces an array of left-wing parties in this year’s elections but he can expect help from one quarter - low turnout.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:35 UTC

  Finnish company sets out conditions for the building of a second pulp mill in Uruguay

  

  Finland's UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp mill investment. The agreement details the roles, commitments and time-line for both parties as well as the relevant items to be agreed prior to the final investment decision, reported the Finnish company in a release on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:10 UTC

  Gendarmerie report says Nisman was beaten and drugged by two attackers who then staged his suicide

  

  A new report summarizing the findings of an Argentina police probe into the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, who accused Argentina's government of covering up Iranian involvement in the bombing of a Jewish community center in 1994, has determined that the prosecutor was murdered.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:47 UTC

  Sicily's regional elections open the way for a Berlusconi comeback

  

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks set for another political comeback after a coalition he backed won Sicily's regional elections. The result adds momentum to the newly formed centre-right alliance.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:40 UTC

  UK praise for Argentina's Human Rights Record

  

  The United Kingdom praised Argentina for the advances in implementing human rights legislation and practice. The UK statement was delivered at the 28th session of the Universal Period Review during the discussion of Argentina's Human Rights Record on 6 November 2017. The Universal Periodic Review takes place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:33 UTC

  Texan multiple killer was ousted from the Air Force, but never reported to FBI

  

  The gunman who killed 26 people at a small-town Texas church had a history of domestic violence that spanned years before the attack, and was able buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:05 UTC

  Macri paid tribute to Argentines killed in a New York terrorist attack

  

  Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri paid tribute on Monday to five of his countrymen killed in an attack in New York City. The five Argentines were among eight people killed when a man drove a rented pickup truck down a mile-long stretch of bike path in Manhattan, mowing down people enjoying a sunny fall afternoon.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina surfaces three Spanish Malvinas documents from 1767

  

  Argentine former vice president and currently Senator of the ruling coalition, Julio Cobos has announced the discovery of three letters dated 1767, revealing an exchange of information between then Buenos Aires city governor, and Felipe Ruiz Puente, described as the first Malvinas Islands governor. At the time was part of the Spanish colonial empire.