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Montevideo, November 6th 2025 - 16:16 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 07:05 UTC

    Australia eliminates knights and dames under the country's honours system

    Ex PM Tony Abbott controversial decision to grant Prince Philip a knighthood in January was widely seen as one of the factors which ended his term as leader.

    Australia will no longer appoint knights and dames under its honours system, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced, arguing that the titles were “not appropriate” in modern Australia, and that Queen Elizabeth had accepted the cabinet's recommendation to drop them.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 06:29 UTC

    Brazil and EU agree on biosecurity measures for horse sports in RIO 2016 Games

    Brazil's range of biosecurity measures includes the Deodoro Olympic equestrian venue, Rio do Janeiro's airport and the corridor in between

    Brazil and the European Union have reportedly settled biosecurity-related arrangements that will allow the passage of sport horses in and out of Rio de Janeiro for next year’s Olympics. However, details of any deal have yet to be posted on website of the Olympic Public Authority in Brazil, or the main Games website, Rio2016.com. Details of the deal are expected to be released this week.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 06:10 UTC

    Baroness Anelay marks Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists

    “A free media plays a vital role in a functioning democracy” said the Baroness in her message.

    Minister of State of the Foreign Office, Baroness Anelay marks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists and remembers the threat facing journalists. “A free media plays a vital role in a functioning democracy” said the Baroness in her message.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 05:38 UTC

    Macri accuses the Argentine government of a fear-mongering campaign

    “Imagine yourself without a home. Imagine yourself hungry ... Imagine yourself if Macri wins,” says one ad, flashing images from the 2002 economic crisis

    Argentine opposition candidate Mauricio Macri accused the ruling party of fear mongering after a weekend barrage of online attack ads warned he would throw people off welfare and reduce living standards by devaluing the currency. The same kind of spots were reiterated during the final match of the Argentine football league.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 05:08 UTC

    UN honors journalists killed in the line of duty for 'reporting the truth'

    “More than 700 journalists have been killed in the last decade – one every five days – simply for bringing news and information to the public”, said Ban

    Marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon honoured journalists and media workers who were killed in the line of duty for merely ‘reporting the truth’ and is underscoring the importance of protecting their rights and ensuring they can report freely.

  • Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 09:51 UTC

    Cracks in the incumbent strategy to win Argentina's presidential runoff

    “The president decided that Scioli was to be the candidate, and you just have to look at the results”, said Randazzo

    Following claims of 'friendly fire', cracks are clearly surfacing in the Argentine ruling coalition strategy to conquer lost ground in the 25 October presidential vote which has forced a runoff on 22 November. Daniel Scioli was expected to beat his runner up by almost ten votes, but this did not happen, in effect Mauricio Macri was defeated by a mere 2.5 percentage points and his PRO party won the governorship of the strategic Buenos Aires province, Argentina's main electoral district.

  • Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 09:30 UTC

    Petrobras largest union on strike protesting sale of company's assets

    FUP, which represents platform, refinery and other workers joined a number of smaller unions already on strike when it began industrial action at (18:00 BST).

    Brazil's largest oil union began an open-ended strike on Sunday, protesting against attempts by the government to shrink the state-run oil company Petrobras, which is reeling from a corruption crisis and a crash in the oil price.

  • Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 08:43 UTC

    Brazilian central bank opposes using the country's US$ 370bn reserves

    Tombini warned then that the bank was ready to use reserves to tame a surge in volatility at the time.

    Brazil's central bank chief, Alexandre Tombini, told lawmakers he opposes using the country's $370 billion foreign reserves at this moment as they serve as an insurance policy for Latin America's largest economy.

  • Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 08:26 UTC

    Lula urges ruling party to support austerity measures and minister Levy

    Lula said Brazil had no alternative but to tighten belts to pull the economy out of its deepest slump in decades: “the party's future depended on it”.

    Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva urged the ruling Workers' Party to back fiscal austerity measures in Congress, endorsing the efforts of Finance Minister Joaquim Levy to plug a gaping deficit. Members of Lula's party have opposed moves by Lula's protégée, President Dilma Rousseff, to cut public spending and social benefits as she strives to balance overdrawn accounts and restore investor confidence in Brazil.

  • Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 08:07 UTC

    US Navy Carrier Strike Group 9 anchored off Punta Arenas for Unitas exercises

    USS George Washington and Carrier Strike Group 9 will be in Latin American waters through December for UNITAS 2015

    The United States Carrier Strike Group 9 which is participating in a series of 'Unitas' exercises with different Latin American and Pacific countries, anchored off Punta Arenas and is scheduled to leave on Monday for Rio do Janeiro, Brazil, according to reports from the extreme south Chilean city port.