Politics

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Argentina's fiscal deficit 3.5% of GDP, says minister Kicillof

  

  Argentina will likely end the year with a fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GDP, Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said on Wednesday, rejecting estimates by the opposition for a deficit around twice as high.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:49 UTC

  Rousseff's just manages to uphold vetoes on spending bills; greater challenge in the pipeline

  

  Brazil's Congress has upheld President Dilma Rousseff's vetoes of two bills to raise public spending, a victory for the embattled leader as she tries to close a gaping fiscal deficit and regain investors' confidence.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Scioli's burden: Kirchnerism and Macri's, his rich family background

  

  What are the main drawbacks of the Argentine presidential candidates, ahead of 22 November runoff and following their exposure in last Sunday's debate, is the question a Buenos Aires pollster has tried to unveil, and how much could they in effect influence Sunday's vote.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:27 UTC

  Argentina: Massa “believes Macri wins”, but Scioli is “still fighting and much alive”

  

  Sergio Massa, the third contender in the Argentine presidential dispute and who did not make it to the runoff last 25 October, but managed 21% of ballots, some five million votes, compared to incumbent Daniel Scioli's 37% and Mauricio Macri's 34%, has been very careful in advancing whom he would support or recommend to vote on Sunday 22 November.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:20 UTC

  Pope Francis calls on Argentines “to vote with conscience” next Sunday

  

  Pope Francis sent a brief message to Argentines ahead of Sunday’s landmark runoff hoping citizens “vote with conscience”. The DyN news agency on Wednesday asked the pontiff to send a message to Argentines ahead of Sunday November 22 presidential runoff between incumbent Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri from the Let’s Change opposition coalition to lead the country.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:04 UTC

  World Anti-Doping agency includes Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine in its non-complaint code list

  

  The World Anti-Doping Agency’s Foundation Board has unanimously voted to declare the national anti-doping agency for Russia, Andorra, Israel, Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine non-compliant with its code.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 06:55 UTC

  Turkish fans booed during minute of silence for Paris victims

  

  Turkish fans booed during the minute's silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before their national team drew 0-0 with Greece in a friendly international soccer game on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 13:06 UTC

  Presidential debate 'widened the gap' for Macri; Scioli unable to transmit his true profile

  

  Argentina's Sunday debate between the two presidential hopefuls has “widened the gap”, which means the mayor of Buenos Aires City, Mauricio Macri could win the runoff on 22 November by more than ten points over incumbent Daniel Scioli, according to political analyst Jorge Giacobbe.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 08:33 UTC

  Rousseff aware of terrorism threat since Brazil is hosting the 2016 Olympics

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said even when the country is far from the targets of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, it is not completely safe, local media reported. Rousseff commented on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris while attending the G20 Summit held in Turkey, saying that it seems that terrorist groups are more concentrated in the United States and Europe at this time.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 08:22 UTC

  Petrobras splinter union refuses to end strike and calls members to abandon offshore vessels

  

  Brazilian oil workers union local responsible for the bulk of the country's oil and gas output told its members on Tuesday to abandon Petrobras vessels operating in the Campos Basin, Brazil's most productive oil district.