Politics

Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 09:13 UTC
Timerman recovering following liver surgery on Tuesday

The Austral hospital in Buenos Aires released on Wednesday an update on the health of Foreign minister Hector Timerman, revealing that the politician's recovery is on track following surgery on his liver on Tuesday.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 09:03 UTC
Bolivian private sector not convinces of full incorporation to Mercosur

Bolivia's incorporation as a full member of Mercosur will be addressed as of Thursday in Brasilia at the group's two-day presidential summit, an issue which could be completed by the first half of next year, despite some warnings from Bolivia's private sector.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
“Boletin Malvinas” two-year daily broadcasting celebrated in Argentina

The midnight and early morning news broadcasted to the Falkland Islands, (Boletin Malvinas or Argentine News Bulletin) in English, from Tierra del Fuego, has completed two years in the air and the event was celebrated by Argentina's Public media national system.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 08:05 UTC
Argentina's June official Indec inflation, 1% and 15% in twelve months

Argentina's 'official' inflation during June was 1% over the previous month according to the National Statistics and Census Institute, Indec, while prices during the current calendar year prices have reached 6.7% and 15% over the last twelve months.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 07:52 UTC
“Cordial” meeting of Gibraltar Chief minister and C24 chairman Lasso Mendoza

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo explained in detail Gibraltar’s views on self-determination during a ‘cordial’ meeting with Ecuadorian diplomat Xavier Lasso Mendoza, the Chairman of the United Nations Decolonization Committee of 24, in New York on Tuesday, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 08:10 UTC
Mercosur summit in Brasilia with a conflicting agenda; Paraguay takes chair

Mercosur will be holding its half year presidential summit in Brasilia next Thursday and Friday, an event which will expose an abundance of trade and political conflicts, discrepancies and recurrent challenges despite all its members commitment to integration. Besides full members, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela and Brazil, leaders from Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana and Surinam have also been announced.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:59 UTC
Catholic Church confirms 28.7% of Argentines live in poverty: 11.1 million

The Social Observatory from the Argentine Catholic University, UCA, has reported that poverty in Argentina during 2014, included 28,7% of the population, which is equivalent to 11.5 million people, and higher than in the previous report.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Guyanese president Granger will attend Mercosur summit in Brasilia

Guyanese President David Granger and Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge plan to attend the biannual Mercosur summit in Brasilia later this next, a Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed to the Spanish news agency EFE.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:25 UTC
Argentina's congressional index reports 1.52% inflation in June, and 27.9% in twelve months

Inflation in Argentina clocked 1.53% in June accumulating 27.9% in the last twelve months according to the report released on Tuesday by members of the Congressional opposition based on an average from private consultants. This week Argentina's government stats office, Indec in scheduled to announce the official rate.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 06:53 UTC
Exposed C24 chairman agrees to receive Gibraltar's Picardo to match a meeting with Spanish minister

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo is in New York for a meeting with the Chairman of the UN’s Decolonization Committee of 24, ambassador Xavier Lasso Mendoza. The meeting arose from the Chief Minister’s intervention before the C24 last month, during which the Ecuadorian diplomat confirmed he had met with a Spanish government minister to discuss Gibraltar, according or a report from the Gibraltar Chronicle.