Politics

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 08:05 UTC

  China shows its military might and recalls it was decisive in defeating Japan in WW2

  

  China has held a lavish parade in Beijing to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Two, showcasing its military might on an unprecedented scale. President Xi Jinping in his opening speech paid tribute to “the Chinese people who unwaveringly fought hard and defeated aggression” from Japan.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 07:44 UTC

  Argentina's central bank and foreign private banks clash over removal of HSBC directors

  

  Argentina's Central Bank and the Argentine Banking Association (ABA) exchanged fierce criticism on Wednesday after the decision of the monetary authority to remove the licenses of two senior HSBC directors, who will be forced to leave their posts.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 07:38 UTC

  Guatemala Attorney General confident president Perez will be convicted for corruption

  

  Guatemala's attorney general said on Wednesday she is confident embattled President Otto Perez will be convicted of corruption, as the country's top court rejected his challenge to prosecutors' moves to try him.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Rousseff pledges to reduce budget deficit; denies Levy was stepping down

  

  President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Wednesday to take new measures to reduce the deficit her administration is projecting for 2016, without ruling out more spending cuts and additional taxes in Brazil. The 2016 budget unveiled on Monday projected Brazil’s first-ever primary fiscal deficit, before payment of interest on the national debt, sparking controversy.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 07:13 UTC

  Brazilian VP calls on business community for a 'national alliance'

  

  President Michel Temer asked business owners and executives for a “national alliance” to deal with Brazil's political crisis and shaky economic situation. Temer is leader of the centrist PMDB, the main governing partner of Rousseff's center-left Workers Party, PT.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 07:02 UTC

  Top official highlights UK/Chile knowledge and research exchange initiatives

  

  A top British official highlighted UK-Chile knowledge exchange initiatives by recognizing the Chevening Scholarships scheme along with the science, innovation and educational achievements established through the Newton-Picarte Fund.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  Malvinas chapter of “Back to the Future”, script by Argentine pope Francis

  

  Argentina's Patagonia’s National University of San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), based in Chubut province, officially introduced on Tuesday an academic scholarship program geared toward Falklands/Malvinas residents, and during a panel presided by Malvinas Affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus, Argentina's Under-Secretary of University Policies Laura Alonso and the university’s chief Alberto Ayape.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 - 08:06 UTC

  Petrobras union announces an 'open-end' strike to protest investment cuts

  

  Brazil's largest oil workers' union advised Petrobras that it plans to begin an open-ended strike against the state-run oil company starting at midnight (0300 GMT) on Friday. The strike is in protest at a recent cut of about 40% in investments by Petrobras and the planned sale of about $15.1 billion of assets, the union, known as FUP, said in a statement on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 - 06:43 UTC

  Lula da Silva's top advisor charged for alleged involvement in Petrobras corruption

  

  Police on Tuesday asked prosecutors to file charges against Brazil's former presidential chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, and top advisor of former president Lula da Silva, for alleged involvement in the massive corruption scheme at state-owned oil company Petrobras.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  Petrobras increases price of LPG by 15%, the first adjustment in 13 years

  

  Brazil's Petrobras announced late Monday that it would raise the wholesale price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 15% effective Tuesday, the first price adjustment for the essential cooking gas in 13 years. The move is part of efforts by Petrobras to reduce losses on fuel sales, a company Petrobras source said.