Politics

• Thursday, June 30th 2016 - 07:02 UTC

  Kerry not convinced UK will finally invoke Article 50 for leaving EU

  

  US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Britain's vote to leave the European Union might never be implemented and that London is in no hurry to go. Speaking one day after talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, Kerry said the outgoing British leader feels “powerless” to negotiate a departure he does not want.

• Thursday, June 30th 2016 - 06:50 UTC

  “For heaven's sake man, go!”, Cameron tells Corbyn in parliament

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron, who promised to resign after Britain voted to leave the European Union, on Tuesday had some advice for his opposite number in the Labor Party today: “For heaven's sake man, go!”

• Wednesday, June 29th 2016 - 11:22 UTC

  “Welcome to Hell”, Rio police and firefighters tell arriving passengers

  

  There was a nasty surprise awaiting passengers in the arrivals hall at Rio De Janeiro's Galeao International Airport on Monday. Along with the relatives carrying flowers and taxi drivers waiting with name boards there were lines of off-duty police with banners that had a far more ominous message: “Welcome to Hell”.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2016 - 06:21 UTC

  Brexit Labor KO: Corbyn defies crushing no confidence vote but rebels doubt they can win a ballot of members

  

  A defiant Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK's opposition, has said he will “not betray” Labour members by resigning, despite three-quarters of the party’s MPs voting against him in a no confidence motion. Just 40 MPs voted to back Corbyn in the secret ballot, far short of the number needed to fill a complete frontbench.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2016 - 05:37 UTC

  'Squaring' single market access and free movement with immigration, emerges as the post Breixt challenge

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday in Brussels that the rest of the EU wants to have the “closest possible” relationship with the UK after Brexit. After discussing the vote to leave with other EU leaders, he said trade and security co-operation would be vital whatever the shape of future links.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2016 - 05:23 UTC

  Argentina cuts rate reference for eight weeks running as double/digit inflation eases

  

  Argentina's double-digit inflation has shown signs of easing this month, the central bank said on Tuesday as it cut its 35-day reference rate for the eighth week in a row. As part of its effort to get Latin America's No. 3 economy out of the doldrums while containing consumer prices, the bank sliced 75 basis points off the interest rate to 30.75%.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2016 - 05:12 UTC

  Pacific Alliance, under Chilean presidency will speed closer links with Mercosur

  

  The Pacific Alliance under the helm of Chile, beginning next July first will reach out for closer links with Mercosur, particularly since Argentina's decision to join the block as an observer. “The Argentine decision to join the Pacific Alliance as an observer fully harmonizes with Chile's strategy of making both blocks converge”, according to Andres Rebolledo, head of Chile's Directorate of International Economic Relations.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2016 - 08:32 UTC

  Cameron attends his last European Council summit: next PM will negotiate Brexit

  

  UK Prime Minister David Cameron is to face leaders of other EU states for the first time since the referendum vote for Brexit, as he travels on Tuesday to Brussels for what is likely to be his last European Council summit as prime minister. He is expected to use the potentially awkward meeting to urge the other 27 leaders and EU institutions to take a “constructive” approach to negotiations over a new relationship with the UK.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2016 - 07:28 UTC

  Rousseff signed budget decrees without congressional approval, claim Senate experts

  

  A nonpartisan team from the Brazilian Senate budget analysts on Monday handed potential legal ammunition both to opponents and supporters of suspended President Dilma Rousseff as she tries to survive n impeachment trial.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2016 - 06:28 UTC

  Mercosur presidential summit off, but chair transfer to Venezuela will be done at foreign ministers' level

  

  Mercosur presidential summit next July in Montevideo has been cancelled, but the six-month presidency of the group, currently held by Uruguay will be transferred as scheduled to Venezuela, although some conditions of the event are “pending discussion”, said on Monday foreign ministers Susana Malcorra and host Rodolfo Nin Novoa.