Politics

Friday, February 6th 2015 - 06:57 UTC
Brazil ruling party's treasurer questioned on the Petrobras corruption probe

Brazilian federal police said on Thursday they had started questioning João Vaccari Neto, the treasurer of the country's ruling Workers' Party, as a corruption probe focused on state-run oil company Petrobras widened to include political figures.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 03:38 UTC
Falklands and Trinidad companies sign MoU on oil industry safety services

HHSL Systems Limited of Trinidad and Tobago and Invenio Falkland Islands Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) to mark the start of a relationship that will see the Trinidad-based company help train Invenio representatives in the oil and gas industry.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 03:29 UTC
British top commander rubbishes any Falklands' “high alert” stories

The Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands has rubbished a story in UK The Sunday Express news paper that the Falkland Islands is on a high security alert, and made a brief comment to that respect.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 02:22 UTC
UK launches an overseas voter registration campaign for 7 May election

This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 01:46 UTC
Falklands want to be good neighbors and have closer links with Latin America

The Falkland Islands and its people want to be 'good neighbors, have trade links, cooperation agreements and closer relations with the southern cone of South America, but 'without losing our identity', said Falklands lawmakers to Punta Arenas Prensa Austral that was present at the celebrations last Saturday for the 250th anniversary of the first flying of the Union Flag in the Islands marking the beginning of British rule.
Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 13:17 UTC
China's Navy in procurement spree to build its second aircraft carrier

The construction of China's second aircraft carrier appears to be imminent, reports the Global Times, a tabloid under the auspices of the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily.
Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 11:10 UTC
Cristina Fernandez hails 'strategic partnership' with China; blasts Argentine industry for mistrusting agreements

President Cristina Fernandez expressed her satisfaction for the over 1,000 businessmen that attended the Argentinean-Chinese forum she presided in Beijing and praised the 'strategic partnership' with China. The president also rejected criticism voiced by the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) against her trip to China and the bilateral deals reached.
Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 10:39 UTC
China eases credit to help boost growth; 7.4% in 2014 was the lowest in 24 years

China's central bank has cut the level of funds banks must hold in reserve in an effort to boost growth in the world's second-largest economy. The reserve requirement ratio has been cut by 0.5 percentage points to 19.5%.
Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 10:12 UTC
Judge Rafecas ordered to take Nisman's complaint against Cristina Fernandez

The President of Argentina's Federal Criminal Appeals Court, Martín Irurzun, has ordered Judge Daniel Rafecas to take late AMIA special prosecutor’s complaint against President Cristina Fernández and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman for allegedly covering up Iranian officials suspected of attacking the AMIA Jewish community centre.
Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 10:05 UTC
Prosecutor investigating Nisman's death cancels announced holiday

The prosecutor in charge of the investigation of Argentine special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death, Viviana Fein, finally announced that she will not be leaving on two-weeks holiday on February 18 as she had confirmed on Tuesday.