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Montevideo, February 10th 2026 - 19:22 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 08:05 UTC

    Merkel appeals to UK voters: “I personally wish for Great Britain to stay part of the European Union”

    Merkel’s remarks came after opinion polls showed the Leave campaign gaining ground.

    Angela Merkel broke her silence during the referendum campaign to warn that Britain would find itself isolated and weakened in trade talks outside the European Union. The German chancellor, who has not commented since David Cameron named the referendum date in February, said that a place at the bargaining table for the single market and international trade deals were reasons for Britain to remain in the EU on June 23.

  • Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:55 UTC

    Falklands program for anniversary of Liberation Day 2016

    At 11.00 am a ceremony will be held at the Liberation Monument in front of the Secretariat building.

    To mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged for Tuesday 14 June 2016.

  • Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

    Spanish Socialists could be knocked out to third place in 26 June repeat election

    Rajoy's conservative Popular Party coming first, with 27.7-31% of the vote, way short of a parliamentary majority, similar to the 28.7% of December 20

    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

    Media reported that Prosecutor Rodrigo Janot has asked the Supreme Court to authorize the arrests of four powerful leaders from the ruling PMDB of Temer

    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

    “The Secretary General has always told both sides, UK and Argentina that he is willing to do that, on which both sides agree that can be done”, said Malcorra

    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

    “I got to tell you, according to the news, we are on the brink of a historic, historic, unprecedented moment, but we still have work to do, don’t we?” said Hillary

    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

    Argentine diplomat Osvaldo N Mársico

    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

    Ricardo Darre, an engineer, previously worked for French oil company Total in the United States. He will take up his post on July 1.

    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”

    “I am here, I am fine. I thank the Argentine people who filled me with messages. I am here, I am fine to keep on working together for this Argentina we dream about”

    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

    The messages supposedly show Alves offering political support to construction firm OAS Engenharia allegedly in exchange for campaign donations

    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.