Politics

Friday, August 7th 2015 - 06:19 UTC
Falklands' claim and sea access for Bolivia in the same package for Evo Morales

The Argentine government should support with 'determination' Bolivia's sea outlet claim to Chile, because if successful it will be so much easier for Argentina to recover the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, said Bolivian president Evo Morales in an interview.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 08:59 UTC
Sunday's vote, Argentina's first step to October's presidential election

Argentines will be going to the polls this Sunday to vote in the open, simultaneous, mandatory primaries (PASO) when the different parties will be choosing their one-candidate for the big prize on 25 October when the successor of Cristina Fernandez will be elected together with half of the Lower House (129 seats), a third of the Senate (24 seats) and 43 members for the Mercosur parliament.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 08:46 UTC
Despite Obama's efforts for gun control, US firearms production jumped 140% in five years

Despite President Barack Obama’s push for greater gun control measures, it would seem that firearm production has boomed during his administration. The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently released its “2015 Firearms Commerce in the United States Annual Statistical Update,” in which the agency pointed out a nearly 140% increase in gun production from 2008 to 2013, the last year with available statistics.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 08:35 UTC
Uruguay inflation at an annualized 9%; 60 days price-freeze of 1.400 items

Uruguay's inflation climbed 1.21% during July and reached 6.91% in the first seven months of the year and 9.02% in the last twelve months, according to the release from the country's stats office, INE. In July 2014 inflation was 0.75%.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 08:27 UTC
Brazil's top prosecutor backed by peers for another term, but he needs Senate confirmation

Brazil's top prosecutor, who has put dozens of politicians under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in the Petrobras corruption scandal, has won the backing of his peers to stay on the job for two more years.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 05:22 UTC
Ukraine conflict: France reimburses Russia for two helicopter carriers

A deal has been agreed in which Russia will receive compensation for France's decision last year to cancel the sale of two warships. France will fully refund Russia for the two helicopter carriers. The deal was worth €1.2bn ($1.3bn) and Russia made an advance payment of about €840m.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 04:47 UTC
Argentine swimmers planning to cross Falkland Sound next March

Four professional swimmers from Mar del Plata, Argentina have announced they are preparing for a great challenge: next March they plan to cross the Falkland Sound joining West and East Falklands. Diego Piccardo, Martín Sánchez, Adrián Echeverría and Guido Ganín are training with professor Andrés Rosso under the supervision of the several times open sea champion Claudio Plitt.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 04:33 UTC
It's official: wing segment is from the missing Malaysia airlines Flight MH370

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed on Wednesday that a Boeing 777 wing segment discovered in the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is from the missing Flight MH370, the first real breakthrough in the search for the plane that disappeared 17 months ago.
Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 03:47 UTC
Rio 2016: The greatest sport festivity in the heart of Brazil

By Dilma Rousseff (*) - We are still one year away from it, but Brazil's heart is already beating faster.The generous Brazilian heart leaps up when confronted with two of its passions -- welcoming people from all over the world and competing with enthusiasm and fair play in a superb sport performance.
Wednesday, August 5th 2015 - 08:47 UTC
US State Department calls on Venezuela to lift ban on opposition candidates

The United States on Tuesday called on Venezuela to reverse a ban on opposition members from holding office and participating in the 6 December parliamentary elections. Washington made the request after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she had tried to register on Monday as a candidate but her application was rejected.