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Montevideo, November 28th 2024 - 20:05 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 11:15 UTC

    Biden spoils Blinken's trip to Beijing by likening Xi to a dictator?

    Speaking at a fundraiser in California, Biden said Xi was embarrassed when a Chinese balloon was blown off course over the US in February.

    United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday likened Chinese President Xi Jinping to a “dictator.” The comment came just a day after top US diplomat Anthony Blinken's trip to Beijing aimed at easing tensions between the two countries

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:48 UTC

    Former Peruvian PM arrested in connection with Castillo's coup

    Chávez was cooperative at all times during her arrest

    Former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez was arrested Tuesday in connection with the Dec. 7 coup d'état staged by then-President Pedro Castillo Terrones, it was reported. Peru's National Police (PNP) arrested Chávez at her home in the southern city of Tacna after the Supreme Court ordered her pre-trial detention for 18 months.

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    Germany's far-right wants to dissolve the EU

    The AfD has long been in favor of Germany leaving the EU

    The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has announced that it will “seek the orderly dissolution of the EU and find in its place a new European economic and interests community, a federation of European nations,” it was reported.

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:22 UTC

    Chile's Senate extends state of exception in southern regions

    Minister Tohá said no measure was to be ruled out a priori

    Chile's Senate Tuesday approved by 23 votes in favor, 1 against, and 18 abstentions a 15-day extension to the state of emergency in the Araucanía region and in the provinces of Arauco and Biobío, in the Biobío region, it was reported in Santiago. The Lower House had endorsed the measure with 104 votes in favor, 24 against, and 12 abstentions.

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 04:34 UTC

    Short of US dollars, Argentina advances towards trading and hoarding in Yuan

    The fact that imports from China are paid in Yuan rather than dollars should help Argentina mitigate the loss of reserves in its central bank

    Argentina is increasing its use of Yuan to pay for imports from China, following the renewal and expansion of a currency swap agreement with Beijing. The use of the Chinese currency in bilateral trade amounted to 1.075 billion Yuan (US$ 150.5 million) in May this year. In the first ten business days of June, transactions worth 2.045 billion yuan ($286.3 million) were recorded, according to the Central Bank of Argentina Argentine Central Bank’s report on June 15.

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

    Lacalle Pou decrees water emergency in Montevideo metropolitan area

    Lacalle also announced bottled water would be tax-free

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday announced new measures to face the water crisis after a cabinet meeting, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

    Brazil's STF sends 2014 case against Bolsonaro to lower court

    Bolsonaro is facing multiple criminal charges while being investigated in the Jan. 8 coup attempt

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Dias Toffoli Monday sent to the Federal District Court the second criminal action in which former President Jair Bolsonaro is a defendant, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Bangladesh files formal request to join BRICS

    The note was filed after a meeting between Hasina and Ramaphosa in Geneva

    According to the Dhaka Tribune, the government of Bangladesh last week filed a note applying for membership to the BRICS bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The application from Bangladesh, currently recognized as a “Friend of BRICS,” is expected to be discussed at the group's summit in South Africa in August.

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 09:08 UTC

    Argentine Foreign Minister heads numerous delegation to the C 24 debate

    Minister Santiago Cafiero is heading the Argentine delegation to the UN C24 debate

    Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero is heading the delegation to the United Nations to participate at the Special Committee on Decolonization or C24, which will address the Argentine dispute with UK over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands and is hopeful of a resolution calling on both sides, Argentina and UK, to begin sovereignty negotiations over what is identified as the Malvinas Islands question.

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

    Lula off on European tour this week

    If you're a partner you must help, not impose sanctions, Lula said about France's additional clauses to the EU-Mercosur deal

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to embark on a European tour this week to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, Pope Francis, and other EU leaders, it was reported.