Politics

Monday, April 18th 2016 - 10:00 UTC
Labour leader Corbyn will vote for Remain and Reform in the Brexit referendum

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn this week made his most impassioned plea for Britain to stay in Europe, saying the socialist case for the EU had dispelled his long-held suspicion of the bloc. Labour leader Corbyn, who voted against EU membership in a 1975 referendum, said he was now a supporter of the protections it offered workers, consumers and the environment.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 09:46 UTC
Mercosur/EU trade deal is “no bed of roses” and “we're just beginning”

Despite growing optimism among Mercosur member countries of reaching a trade agreement with the European Union, Argentine minister of foreign affairs Susana Malcorra has cautioned that the road ahead is not “a bed of roses”, and the coming exchange of goods and tariff reduction proposals “will not satisfy any of the two sides”, but that is where “serious discussions begin”.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 09:20 UTC
Argentine runner plans to honor Argentine and British servicemen buried in Falklands

An Argentine amateur marathon runner plans next December to join 'Falklands emblematic sites', covering a distance of 280 kilometers in six days which will conclude the last leg linking the two cemeteries, Argentine and British “as a message of peace and dialogue”.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 08:49 UTC
Argentina returns to money market for US$ 15bn to pay bondholders

Once Argentina pays the holdout funds, US District Judge Thomas Griesa will lift the injunctions against the country, court-appointed mediator Daniel Pollack said, following the appeals court ruling that cleared the way for Argentina to pay its debts.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 08:40 UTC
Leading oil exporters can't agree to cap production; Iran did not attend

The meeting of the world's leading oil exporters to discuss capping production has ended without agreement. After hours of talks in Qatar, the country's energy minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada said that the oil producers needed “more time”.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 08:21 UTC
Ecuador quake primary toll: 262 killed and over 2.500 injured, but climbing

Aid began to flow in Sunday to areas devastated by Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades and the death toll continued to rise as people left homeless hunkered down for another night outside in the dark.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 08:06 UTC
Praise for Argentina from IMF and credit rating agencies but austerity measures “are tough”

Following President Mauricio Macri’s economic policies and the deal with the holdout funds, Argentina will help to bring stability and a larger economic growth to Latin America, now facing a declining economy mainly because of Brazil’s downfall, representatives from the International Monetary Fund said.
Saturday, April 16th 2016 - 09:44 UTC
A view of the Falkland Islands by the British Consul in Uruguay

Katharine Felton writes the highlights of her one week experience in the archipelago. - Last week I visited the Falkland Islands for the first time - to learn more about the Islands and look at how their links with Uruguay, and vice versa, can be strengthened.
Saturday, April 16th 2016 - 09:38 UTC
Rousseff forced to cancel speech to the nation; defense with state resources argued the opposition

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff canceled a scheduled address to the nation on Friday night, ahead of a looming impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress. The lower house will vote Sunday on whether Rousseff should be impeached by the Senate for allegedly breaking financial laws.
Saturday, April 16th 2016 - 08:45 UTC
OAS chief meets Rousseff and disagrees with the impeachment process

Brazilian president President Dilma Rousseff received on Friday in Brasilia the Organization of American States, (OAS), Secretary General Luis Almagro to discuss on the current situation in the country, some regional issues and the role played by OAS.