Politics

Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:49 UTC
Spanish Socialists could be knocked out to third place in 26 June repeat election

Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos and its allies could leapfrog the Socialists in this month's repeat general election to become the country's main opposition, three polls released over the weekend.
Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:31 UTC
Brazilian prosecution asks for the arrest of senior figures of Temer's government

Brazil's political crisis heated up Tuesday, as authorities reportedly sought the arrests of senior figures behind the push to impeach suspended president Dilma Rousseff, accusing them of obstructing a corruption probe, according to the country's leading newspapers. This happens less than two months to go before Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics.
Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:09 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas issue: Malcorra promises to follow on Ban Ki-moon's steps

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra said on Tuesday that if elected as United Nations next Secretary General she will follow on Ban Ki-moon steps when it comes to the Falklands/Malvinas issue, and downplayed the fact of her nationality in reference to the dispute.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 09:34 UTC
Hillary Clinton captures Democrat presidential nomination, (with super-delegates), says AP survey

Hillary Clinton became the first woman to capture the presidential nomination of one of the United States major political parties on Monday night, according to an Associated Press survey of Democratic super-delegates, securing enough of them to overcome a bruising challenge from Senator Bernie Sanders and turn to a brutal five-month campaign against Donald J. Trump.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 09:10 UTC
Nothing bogus about Continental Shelf claims

By Osvaldo N Mársico (Chairman of COPLA) (*) - In my capacity as the head of the COPLA National Committee on Argentina’s Continental Platform at the Foreign Ministry, I would like to refer to the letter of Professor Peter Willets published last Saturday (Mercopress) concerning the outer limit of the Argentine continental shelf and clarify some mistakes and misconceptions evident in Professors Willets’ letter.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 09:04 UTC
Ex Total top engineer named Argentina's YPF CEO

Argentina's state oil company YPF said on Monday it has named Ricardo Darre chief executive officer, as the company makes leadership changes under the new pro-business government.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:59 UTC
Macri resumes activities on Monday: “I am here, I am fine”

Argentine president Mauricio Macri resumed on Monday his official activities after an arrhythmia condition that led him to be hospitalized Friday night. Macri appeared at a morning rally in a southern locality of Buenos Aries to announce a financial aid for neighborhood clubs, highly affected by the latest utility rate hikes, and thanked all the messages he received.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:46 UTC
Temer's Tourism minister might have to 'advance holidays' because of Petrobras

Brazil's prosecutor general found evidence linking the tourism minister of interim President Michel Temer to the corruption scheme at Petrobras, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Monday. Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot included intercepted phone messages in a request to the Supreme Court for a formal investigation of Tourism Minister Henrique Eduardo Alves, Folha reported in publishing excerpts of the messages.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:29 UTC
“Out” prevailing over “Remain” in Brexit as immigration displaces economy as center of debate

The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 4-5 percentage point lead ahead of a June 23 referendum, according to online polls by ICM and YouGov, sending sterling towards three-week lows against the U.S. dollar.
Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:11 UTC
Almagro accuses Macri of reversing campaign promises in the Venezuelan situation

After directing criticism at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and urging that Caracas be considered for suspension from the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro has accused Argentine President Mauricio Macri of impeding those efforts and of reversing his campaign promises of taking a hard line against Maduro.