Politics

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands resident off to Oxford University with a Chevening scholarship

  

  A Falkland Islands resident is off to the University of Oxford later this year, after being announced as the Falkland Islands' newest Chevening Scholar. Clare Cockwell has been offered a full scholarship under the UK Government's Chevening programme to study towards an MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at Hertford College.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:21 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez proposes a new capital for Argentina and compares herself with San Martín

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez threw her weight behind moving the capital Buenos Aires to the northern province of Santiago del Estero, an idea hitherto only pioneered by Lower House Speaker Julian Domínguez.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 17:54 UTC

  Royal Navy frigate sails World Cup Trophy into Cape Town

  

  A British warship has proudly sailed into Cape Town carrying the Rugby World Cup Trophy – ahead of next year’s event being held in the UK. Even thick rain clouds could not prevent HMS Iron Duke displaying the gold of the Web Ellis Trophy on her deck as she arrived in the South African city for a short visit.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:51 UTC

  Argentina and Chile navies in confidence building exercises in Beagle Channel

  

  Argentina and Chile announced on Monday the launching of the annual naval exercise known as “Viekaren” (confidence in Yamana language) in the extreme south of the continent where the two countries territorial waters meet.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:42 UTC

  Singer recruits former Secretary of State Albright for its dispute with Argentina

  

  Billionaire Paul Singer, founder and CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation has picked up some major political muscle to press his case in the long-running debt battle with Argentina, reports the New York Post.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentina revokes BONY authorization to operate and act as trustee

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich confirmed that the country's Office of the Superintendent of Financial and Exchange Institutions has revoked the authorization for the bank of New York Mellon to operate in Argentina.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:24 UTC

  Former Colombian president becomes Unasur new secretary general

  

  Former Colombian president Ernesto Samper was confirmed as Unasur Secretary General following a consultation of the group's member countries presidents. The announcement had been delayed because a Union of South American Nations summit to be held in Montevideo this month was suspended.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:11 UTC

  Some 200 million people remain vulnerable in Latam despite lesser poverty

  

  More than 56 million people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). But despite the progress, it warned that some 200m people, or 37.8% of the population, remained vulnerable.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:07 UTC

  As confidence vanishes, US dollar in Argentina breaks new record: 14.20 Pesos

  

  Despite appeals to national unity from president Cristina Fernandez, the US dollar, Argentina's best test for confidence, climbed 22 cents to a new record in the informal market at the end of Tuesday's trading: 14.20 Pesos.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 02:51 UTC

  Chile ready to act as a 'bridge' between Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance

  

  Chile is ready to act as a 'bridge' between Mercosur and the Alliance of the Pacific so that Latin American can have a greater presence in the world state, said Chilean Deputy foreign minister Edgardo Riveros during a conference in Sao Paulo at the Lula da Silva think-tank.