Politics

Thursday, November 24th 2016 - 15:51 UTC
Malcorra grateful to Panama for the standing and historic support in Malvinas sovereignty dispute

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra thanked her Panama peer Isabel de Saint Malo for the standing historic support from Panama to Argentina´s sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, (under UK control), and looked forward to strengthening the excellent bilateral relations, according to an official Wednesday release from San Martin Palace.
Thursday, November 24th 2016 - 15:13 UTC
Santos and FARC sign new peace agreement; new version submitted for a vote in Congress

Colombia's government and FARC guerrillas will sign a new peace accord on Thursday, after a previous agreement to end their half-century-old war was defeated in a referendum, both parties said. The new, revised accord will be submitted to Congress for approval, rather than put to another referendum, they added.
Thursday, November 24th 2016 - 14:20 UTC
No layoffs until March 2017 in Argentina

The Argentine government reached an agreement Wednesday with businessmen and CGT union leaders that there will be no layoffs until March 2017, to give workers reassurances that that there is a commitment to create new jobs and to preserve the existing ones.
Thursday, November 24th 2016 - 13:49 UTC
Trump not believed to dare start tariffs war out of fear of WTO fines

Zhang Xiangchen, China's deputy international trade representative, said his country would defend its rights under World Trade Organization tariff rules should Trump uphold his campaign threats to levy punitive duties on China-made goods, which, according to an Auxtralian expert, is “very unlikely” to happen.
Thursday, November 24th 2016 - 07:55 UTC
Ex OAS head plans to seek Chile's Socialist nomination for 2017 presidential election

Former OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza said on Wednesday that he plans to seek the Socialist Party's nomination for president of Chile. “I come to confirm that I am available to participate in the decisions of the Socialist Party,” he told reporters at the party's Santiago headquarters just hours after resigning as Chile's agent in litigation with Bolivia before the International Court of Justice.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 17:06 UTC
Post-election rally pushes Wall Street to new records: Dow Jones above 19.000

United States stocks extended their post-U.S. election rally Tuesday with moderate gains that pushed the Dow above 19,000 for the first time and the three major indexes to record closing levels for a second straight day. The S&P 500 ended above 2,200, led by gains in telecommunications, up 2.1%, and consumer discretionary up 1.2%. The small-cap Russell 2000 index also set another record-high close.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 16:39 UTC
Argentina and UK to work jointly in scientific research and exchange of experts

Argentina and the United Kingdom will sign this Wednesday an accord by which the two countries scientific societies will be working jointly in research projects and promoting an active exchange of scientists, as part of the recent joint statement signed last September, revealed Science and Technology minister José Lino Barañao currently in London.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 15:31 UTC
Buckingham Palace to undergo US$ 455m renovation: not all taxpayers pleased to pay the bill

Buckingham Palace will undergo a ten-year US$ 455 million renovation process set to begin in April and needed to prevent potentially catastrophic building failure. It will replace decades-old wiring, radiators and lead pipes that currently put the 775-room palace at risk for fire, flood and other dangers. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who turned 90 in April, will stay in residence during the makeover.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 15:07 UTC
Prosecution warns Congress planning to shut down Petrobras investigation: “the corrupt have a lot of power”

The top prosecutor in Brazil's biggest ever corruption investigation has called on the public to rally around the operation in the face of attempts to shut it down. There are fears that Congress while passing anti corruption measures would also include in an unofficial amnesty for existing cases.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 15:02 UTC
British government sells 721m Lloyds shares; stake down to 8%

The British government has taken advantage of recent share price strength and sold 721m Lloyds Banking Group shares. The share sale reduces the government’s stake in the lender to just under 8%. In total, the taxpayer owns a cool 5.7bn shares in Lloyds.