Politics

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 22:55 UTC

  Falklands' visit of Uruguayan lawmakers delegation upsets Argentina

  

  The visit of four Uruguayan lawmakers to the Falkland Islands is receiving ample coverage from the Argentine media particularly the intention of closer links between Montevideo and the Islands including the possibility of sending Uruguayan manpower as well as promoting trade, tourism, culture and social relations

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 09:09 UTC

  Pacific Alliance signs accord to scrap 92% of inter-trade tariffs and bolster ties with Asia

  

  Heads of state from the Pacific Alliance, comprised of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, signed a deal on Monday that will scrap 92% of tariffs on goods and services traded between them. Created in 2012 the Alliance aims to integrate free markets in trade, energy, finance and infrastructure, and bolster ties with Asia, a key trading partner.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 09:05 UTC

  2014 World Cup stadium workers threaten to strike for better working conditions

  

  Workers at a World Cup stadium in the jungle city of Manaus are threatening to go on strike to demand better conditions following a third recent construction-related death at the venue. A walkout could further delay the completion of the Arena da Amazonia just months before the start of football’s showcase tournament.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 00:08 UTC

  Gibraltar takes border queues dispute to Brussels: Spanish government 'furious'

  

  The Spanish Government is “furious” at Gibraltar’s high profile with EU decision makers, the Rock’s Liberal Democrat MEP, Sir Graham Watson, said on Monday. The lawmaker was speaking on the eve of a three-day visit to Brussels by a delegation from the Gibraltar Government led by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 23:59 UTC

  First Sea Lord warns the Royal Navy faces “the fight of our generation”

  

  Britain must commit to operating both its new aircraft carriers and replacing its nuclear deterrent if it is to remain a first division military power, the head of the Royal Navy has warned. Admiral Sir George Zambellas, the First Sea Lord, said the service faced “the fight of our generation” if it was to remain a credible force in the years ahead.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 23:53 UTC

  Yellen confirms Bernanke approach: labor market recovery “far from complete”

  

  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the US central bank was on track to keep reducing its policy stimulus, even as she acknowledged the labor market recovery was “far from complete.”

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 23:44 UTC

  “It is not clear where the Argentine government is heading or who is in charge”

  

  It is not clear where the government commanded by Argentine president Cristina Fernández is heading to, Economy Minister of neighboring Uruguay Mario Bergara affirmed saying the economic ups and downs in Argentina have deeply impacted on Uruguayan exports, tourism and real estate activities.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:38 UTC

  Paraguay and Venezuela to discuss Mercosur summit delays and oil

  

  Mercosur summit delays and oil are two of the main issues the Paraguayan foreign minister Eladio Loizaga will address with his Venezuelan peer Elias Jaua, when he travels on Thursday to Caracas. Formally the event is a diplomatic reciprocity for Jaua's visit to Paraguay last 9 October, when the two countries re-established full relations.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:33 UTC

  UK immigration minister resigns over major gaffe: employment of foreign cleaner

  

  Britain’s immigration minister has resigned over the illegal employment of a foreign cleaner, a major gaffe given the UK government’s clampdown on immigration of all kinds.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:18 UTC

  Subsidies in the Argentine economy totaled an estimated 4.9% of GDP in 2013

  

  Economic subsidies for Argentine public and private companies last year totaled an estimated 143 billion pesos, or 4.9% of GDP, the highest level in eight years, according to a joint report by the Professional Council of Economic Sciences (CPCE) and the Argentine Institute of Fiscal Analysis (IARAF) released this week, and which was summarized by the Buenos Aires Herald.