Politics

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 10:05 UTC

  Incumbent candidate leading in Ecuador election but run off seems inevitable

  

  Former Vice President Lenin Moreno, a leftist advocate for the disabled who was paralyzed in a 1998 robbery attempt, was leading in Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday, but was at risk of falling just short of avoiding a runoff on April 2. Moreno, 63, is the close ally of outgoing President Rafael Correa, under whom he served as vice president from 2007 to 2013.

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 09:38 UTC

  Malcorra admits “very big difference” on the Falklands/Malvinas issue with UK

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra admitted that the difference with the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas and sovereignty is “very big”, following her meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the International Security Conference which took place in Munich, Germany.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:52 UTC

  Malcorra meets Boris Johnson; he apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20 ministerial summit which took place in the German city of Bonn. There was no official release on the meeting which apparently was brief.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:15 UTC

  Brazil decommissioning its only aircraft carrier, Sao Paulo

  

  Brazil has decided to permanently sideline its sole aircraft carrier, the flat-top São Paulo. The Brazilian government has said the cost of updating the ship and purchasing new planes was prohibitive and will seek to replace them in the future. The decision underscores the point that aircraft carriers are a rich country's game.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:55 UTC

  Brazilian military the most trusted institution, exempt from pensions' reform

  

  Ever so dependent on the Armed Forces to keep law and order, the Brazilian government has exempted the military from a far-reaching pension reform. Following Congress's approval of a public spending cap late last year, the government of President Michel Temer is pushing ahead with a broad pension reform as the next stage of its austerity agenda.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:21 UTC

  Spanish King's brother in law sentenced to six years in prison for fraud

  

  In a wide-ranging tax fraud case that captivated Spain, Princess Cristina was found not guilty Friday of being an accessory to fraud but her husband was convicted and sentenced to more than six years in prison.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:14 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez ex Army chief arrested for alleged torture and kidnapping

  

  Former Argentine army chief Cesar Milani was arrested Friday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and torture of two men and a woman during the country's military dictatorship.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 11:36 UTC

  UK Ambassador Kent interview in La Nacion is not accurate

  

  Political and diplomatic analyst from Argentine newspaper La Nacion has altered an online version of an interview due to his inaccurate reporting of an interview with the British Ambassador in Argentina.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:33 UTC

  Falklands receives four member of the UK Parliament

  

  Four members of the UK Parliament are visiting the Islands Guests of the Falkland Islands Government; they are accompanied by Falkland Islands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron MBE. Members of Parliament are regularly invited to the Falkland Islands by FIG.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:25 UTC

  Mexico looking at Argentina and Brazil as an alternative for US corn

  

  Mexican politicians are saber rattling against the US agriculture sector, and it looks like Argentina is ready to fill the gap. In effect Mexico's agriculture minister said on Thursday he will lead a business delegation to Argentina and Brazil to explore buying yellow corn, part of a drive to lessen Mexico's U.S. dependence given uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policies.