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Montevideo, December 24th 2025 - 09:19 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 05:20 UTC

    Alejandro Betts' Malvinas veteran pension turns into controversy

    “Throughout the whole conflict I was in Puerto Argentino dodging stray bullets and shrapnel from British bombings on our positions”, Betts is quoted

    Falklands born, Argentine citizen Alejandro Betts rejected statements published in Clarin which described his 'Malvinas veteran' pension as 'controversial' and admitted he was surprised, when not startled by the headline display the news was given by the Buenos Aires daily in reference to his activity during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 09:04 UTC

    Rousseff enjoys a day at 'Google-land' before returning to real life in Brazil

    Dilma met with Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, who showed off one of the company's self-driving cars before sending her on a test drive.

    Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff capped off her U.S. tour on Wednesday with a visit to Silicon Valley, where she met with top technology executives and took a ride in Google Inc's self-driving car. Rousseff used her visit to strengthen ties with U.S. technology companies after visiting Washington, D.C. and New York City earlier in the week.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 08:32 UTC

    Cristina Fernandez on the campaign trail in Buenos Aires City

    The Argentine president at the Villa 20 township school watching children manipulate car model robots

    On the last day of campaigning for Buenos Aires City Mayor election next Sunday, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez took to the streets next to her handpicked candidate Mariano Recalde and visited one of several shanty towns in the country's capital.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 07:45 UTC

    Republicans anticipate they will not approve a US ambassador to Cuba

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described Cuba as “a police state”, “a thuggish regime” and “a haven for criminals” wanted in the U.S.

    United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that his chamber is unlikely to approve a US ambassador to Cuba, sending a quick rebuff to President Barack Obama and his drive to normalize relations with the U.S. neighbor and longtime Cold War foe.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 07:12 UTC

    Petrobras investigation looks into corruption by a dozen foreign companies

    Zelada, head of Petrobras international division 2008/2012, appeared to have received bribes on a contract with US companies

    Brazilian police on Thursday arrested Jorge Zelada, former director of Petrobras' international division, as part of an ongoing investigation into bribery and corruption at the state-run oil producer, prosecutors have said. Zelada is suspected of money-laundering, appropriating public funds, corruption, tax evasion and contract fraud.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 06:55 UTC

    US asks Switzerland for extradition of seven FIFA officials on bribery charges

    The list includes former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb and FIFA vice-president Eugenio Figueredo from Uruguay (L)

    The United States asked Switzerland on Thursday to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested in an investigation into a global bribery scandal at soccer's governing body, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) announced.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 06:26 UTC

    Falklands' war: Chilean top commentator defends Chile's role in supporting UK

    “Chile had more than sufficient reasons to help Great Britain following the Argentine invasion of the Malvinas Islands”, said Bernardo de la Maza.

    Only a few hours off from Saturday's last match of the 2015 Copa America when the best South American team will emerge, the rivalry between finalists Argentina and hosts Chile has erupted strongly and the Falkland Islands' issue is not absent from aggressive chants and insulting messages in the social networks.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 06:37 UTC

    Pacific Alliance summit takes off in Peru with business conferences

    The Business Summit is taking place on parallel with the participation of 30 international speakers, chief executives and business leaders from the region.

    The Xth summit of the Pacific Alliance took off on Wednesday with the attendance of presidents from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru at the Peruvian sea-side resort of Paracas.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 06:24 UTC

    Chile insists with Pacific Alliance/Mercosur intelligent convergence

    “We're making concrete strides so that our markets are connected, generate competition, more investment and better opportunities” said minister Valdés

    Chile will insist at the two-day Pacific Alliance summit which took off on Wednesday in Paracas, Peru, that a convergence with Mercosur is needed to ensure the integration of Latina America, and this is more evident now that both groupings face similar challenges such as falling prices for commodities, normalization of US monetary policy and an international context of slow growth.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 06:13 UTC

    Mercosur summit will establish 'action plan' to speed discussions with Europe

    “Discussions with the EU continue to advance. We're planning a meeting next September between Mercosur members”, said Nin Novoa

    The Mercosur Council will establish an “action plan” at the next Mercosur presidential summit scheduled for 16/17 July in Brasilia, when the group's chair for the next six months will be handed to Paraguay by Brazil. Other issues on the agenda besides making Mercosur more flexible include addressing the 'special regimes' and the 'free trade zones' in the area, revealed Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa.