Politics

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 22:56 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth will name cruise vessel Britannia in Southampton

  

  P&O Cruises has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will name the new P&O Cruises vessel Britannia at Ocean Terminal, Southampton, SO14 3QN, on Tuesday March 10, 2015.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 22:37 UTC

  Malvinas' 50-Peso bill, an Argentine stunt, says Foreign Office minister

  

  Britain derided a new Argentine banknote featuring the disputed Falkland Islands as a stunt on Tuesday and said it had no intention of discussing sovereignty over the archipelago with Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 22:32 UTC

  UK should support the Pacific Alliance

  

  By Hugo Swire of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - A year ago I spoke at a summit in London hosted by the Financial Times and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) about how the UK could work most effectively with the ‘Pacific Alliance’.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 06:46 UTC

  Maduro gives US two weeks to cut size of Caracas embassy staff to 17

  

  Venezuela's government has given the U.S. two weeks to slash the size of its embassy staff in Caracas to 17 diplomats as tensions between the two nations rise. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez made the announcement Monday after a meeting with the top American diplomat in Caracas. She said it is up to the U.S. to decide which of an estimated 100 diplomats it wishes to send home.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 06:34 UTC

  Uruguay's economy vulnerabilities: inflation and budget deficit, says IMF report

  

  The Uruguayan economy is decelerating gradually after a decade of strong and inclusive growth. Export receipts are growing at a markedly lower clip than a few years ago and domestic demand growth is slowing towards a more sustainable pace. At the same time, inflation remains above the target range and the primary fiscal balance has weakened further in 2014.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 06:24 UTC

  Dollar on Monday at an eleven year peak against major currencies

  

  The dollar rose on Monday against major currencies touching an 11-year peak. The Euro, which has been in an extended slump, had been up by as much as a third of a percent against the dollar but surrendered gains and traded near unchanged at just under $1.12.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  Truckers strike in Brazil still disrupting traffic in several states; soy harvest delayed

  

  Striking truck drivers resumed some roadblocks in Brazil on Monday even as the government cracked down on protesters and promised to implement a law to lower toll costs and give other benefits to the transport sector.

• Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 07:00 UTC

  Uruguay's Vazquez returns to office a decade later but with a different economic climate

  

  Tabare Vazquez was sworn in as president of Uruguay Sunday, returning to office a decade after first leading the centre left catch-all coalition to power and drawing a curtain on folksy farmer Jose Mujica's colorful rule. Vazquez, a cancer doctor with a more buttoned-down style than the outspoken Mujica, won 53.6% of the vote in a November 30 presidential run-off, reclaiming the office he previously held from 2005 to 2010.

• Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 06:55 UTC

  “Open your heads: world is different, China leads”, argued Cristina Fernandez

  

  “I'm asking all Argentine and mainly those who have aspirations of leading the country, to open their heads”, said Cristina Fernandez in reference to the recently signed agreements with China, which are in the framework of an “integral strategic association” and have under strong criticism.

• Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez defends the Kirchner legacy and warns her December successor

  

  In her usual fiery style Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Sunday addressing Congress lashed out at the Judicial branch, questioned the political use of the AMIA bombing, for the first time openly referred to the Nisman case, and underlined that Argentina is no longer 'in the red'. She ended with a veiled warning to whoever succeeds her following on October's presidential election.