Politics

• Friday, October 30th 2015 - 06:21 UTC

  Malvinas Cause pamphlet to be released this week in Tierra del Fuego

  

  Tierra del Fuego governor Fabiana Ríos and members of the Malvinas Observatory met at Ushuaia government house to thank Ushuaia Bureau for the design and elaboration of the Malvinas Cause pamphlet which outlines the Argentine position in the Falklands Islands sovereignty claim and will be released later in the week.

• Friday, October 30th 2015 - 05:52 UTC

  Uruguayan president helps revive young passenger in a flight to Paris

  

  Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez put his old profession as physician to use helping revive a young French allergic woman on a flight to Paris, according to a report on the Montevideo weekly Busqueda. The incident occurred last Monday.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 07:32 UTC

  Fed rates unchanged; fears of monetary easing in EU, Japan and China, and inflation still below 2%

  

  The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but downplayed global economic headwinds and left the door open to tightening monetary policy at its next meeting in December.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 07:18 UTC

  Macri ahead of Scioli, with 8.8% still undecided shows first poll following Sunday's vote

  

  The first public opinion poll released since Argentina's Sunday presidential election and ahead of the 22 November runoff indicates that the opposition candidate Mauricio Macri is a few points ahead of incumbent Daniel Scioli in a tight race but still with a large percentage who remain undecided.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  On Amazon Day, Minister Swire praises Brazil as champion on climate change and tackling deforestation

  

  Describing Brazil as a valued partner of Britain, and champion on climate change and tackling deforestation, Minister of State for Latin America, Hugo Swire, attended on Wednesday the Amazon Day 2015 at the Brazilian embassy where he also met with ministers Texeira, Levy and Coutinho who are in London for the first UK-Brazil economic and financial dialogue round.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 06:39 UTC

  Argentina's dollar clamp intensifies following on Sunday's election results

  

  Argentina on Tuesday halved the daily amount of dollars companies can transfer abroad without authorization, currency traders said, while the country's insurance regulator put new limits on the amount of hard currency assets insurers can hold.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 06:31 UTC

  Argentina: Holdouts dispute, a Cristina Fernandez legacy for the next government

  

  US District Judge Thomas Griesa of New York on Wednesday urged Argentina to resume talks to settle bondholder litigation flowing from its $100 billion default in 2002. The judge made the remarks as creditors suing over defaulted bonds urged him to expand to nearly $8 billion the amount Argentina must pay them to service its restructured debts.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 06:15 UTC

  An overwhelming majority, 65% voted for change in Sunday's election, said Massa

  

  On Sunday 35% of Argentines voted for continuity of Kirchnerism and 65% voted for a political change, and between the two options, change overwhelmingly won, said Sergio Massa, the third ranked candidate who with his 21% has become kingmaker between the two presidential hopefuls for the November runoff, incumbent Daniel Scioli and market friendly opposition, Mauricio Macri.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2015 - 09:20 UTC

  Francis wraps up a successful Family synod with significant reform debate

  

  After more than two years of preparation, diocesan surveys, secret meetings, arguments, counterarguments and dialogue, the final report from the Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family is now in Pope Francis’ hands.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2015 - 09:11 UTC

  UN condemns 191-2, US embargo on Cuba, despite restored relations

  

  United States on Tuesday voted against a U.N. resolution condemning its embargo on Cuba, even though President Barack Obama has called on Congress to lift the trade restrictions. The vote was the first since the U.S. and Cuban leaders agreed to restore diplomatic ties last December, and the U.S. had considered taking the unprecedented step of abstaining.