Politics

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 06:17 UTC

  Support for Rousseff faltering, but still the strongest candidate for October's election

  

  Support for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has faltered ahead of October's presidential election, a poll showed Thursday, although she remains a favorite to win a second term.

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 06:06 UTC

  Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez will remain in a military prison

  

  The Caracas Court of Appeals rejected on Friday the defense attorney's plea for the release of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, locked up in a military prison since last Feb. 18, Venezuela's Supreme Court said Friday.

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:50 UTC

  Venezuela’s Failing State

  

  By Leopoldo López - Los Teques, Venezuela — As I compose these words from the Ramo Verde military prison outside Caracas, I am struck by how much Venezuelans have suffered.

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:46 UTC

  Argentina takes EU biodiesel antidumping measures to WTO

  

  Argentina formally requested the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) the establishment of a panel to address the European Union antidumping measures against Argentine bio-diesel. The initiative was rejected by the EU this week.

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:43 UTC

  Argentina denies the subsidies reduction will have an inflationary impact

  

  Argentina's new subsidies’ scheme will have an “insignificant” impact on prices since the whole package basically involves a 'redistribution' of funds, argued Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich, emphasizing the decision aims at “encouraging the rational and responsible use of public services.”

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:29 UTC

  Repsol infighting reveals disappointment with CEO Brufau

  

  Shareholders of Spain's Repsol approved the oil major's 5 billion dollars settlement with Argentina over the 2012 seizure of YPF at an annual meeting on Friday. The agreement had already been approved by the Argentine Congress and by the board of the Spanish company.

• Friday, March 28th 2014 - 19:45 UTC

  Why Ukraine's next president doesn't matter

  

  By James Stafford, Oilprice.com - Having ridden roughshod over Ukraine, Russia's annexation of the Crimea is now over and a new chapter in Ukrainian politics is about to begin—but it won't be much different than the last chapter, with the same old faces surfacing for May presidential elections.

• Friday, March 28th 2014 - 08:54 UTC

  Gibraltar top officials on a lobbying and trade promotion tour in Washington

  

  Gibraltar top elected officials this week went on a lobbying tour in the United States where they met government officials, visited Capitol Hill, talked trade and strongly defended the British Overseas Territory freedom, self determination and sovereignty.

• Friday, March 28th 2014 - 08:39 UTC

  In memory of Malvinas, a passage is officially named “April 2” instead of 'Inglaterra'

  

  Buenos Aires City councilors gave final approval to a bill that officially names “April 2”, a passage in the neighborhood of Agronomia, which was re-baptized with that name by residents during the 1982 Malvinas war conflict, who erased the original name of 'England'.

• Friday, March 28th 2014 - 08:29 UTC

  Argentina begins natural gas and water subsidies reduction in three stages

  

  Argentina will cut expensive natural-gas and water subsidies this year which will have an increase impact in utilities' rates between 20% and 80% on average. The gas and water subsidies reduction will reach 80% of top consumers and the accumulative impact will range from the equivalent of 2.5 to 102 dollars, said the Ministry of Economy in a release.