Politics

Friday, May 16th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Former Escobar lover links Menem's son 1995 death with the drugs business

Virginia Vallejo, former lover of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria, linked the death of ex president Carlos Menem’s son –Carlos Menem Jr.- with Escobar’s family money laundry in Argentina in the 90s.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:41 UTC
Mujica's reference to Uruguayan's work contraction triggered controversy

President Mujica's speech before the US Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday had its good side, the strong references to Brazil and the fact Uruguay is a 'decent country' and 'we don't go around bribing people', but there was also another side which was controversial.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:28 UTC
“Good manners” take you further, fighting is 'senseless' confessed Mujica

President Jose Mujica in a private dinner with Uruguayan media in Washington revealed that in his meetings with US officials he tried to show that with 'good manners' you can disagree and also advance because it is 'senseless' to fight. He also anticipated that when his mandate is over he plans to visit the Basque provinces from where his ancestors came to Uruguay in 1840.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:16 UTC
Mujica admits Mercosur problems but praises Brazil's open market attitude

In a 'dialogue without ties' at the World Bank President Jose Mujica said that Uruguay is a 'frontier country' which history did not want it to belong to any of the two big neighbors (Argentina and Brazil) so that the Atlantic ocean would not be left to an only country.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:14 UTC
Consumer prices in Argentina decelerate, but controversy on how much persists

The Argentine consumer-price index climbed 1.8% in April over March, which means that during the first four months of the year it reached 11.99%. The CPI announcement was made by Economy minister Axel Kicillof at a press conference on Wednesday. However private estimates and the Buenos Aires City index show greater percentages.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:04 UTC
European Court rules in favor of the 'right to be forgotten'

Internet companies can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe’s top court ruled in a case pitting privacy campaigners against Google.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:00 UTC
UK Labor ratifies full support for Gibraltar's self determination

Britain’s Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband and Clare Moody, Labor candidate for the South West and Gibraltar in the coming European Parliamentary election have confirmed that Labor fully supports self determination for the people of Gibraltar.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 01:01 UTC
Surprise in Argentina that Mujica should have said “Uruguayans don't go around bribing”

A top official from Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said that “Argentines do not bribe” and does not know why the Uruguayan leader Jose Mujica should have brought up that issue during his current visit to the United States.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:38 UTC
Next US ambassador to Uruguay could be a New Mexico sheep farmer

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that the future US ambassador in Montevideo could “probably” be Edward Avalos, currently Under Secretary for trade and regulatory programs from the US Department of Agriculture.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Uruguay offers 'tremendous guarantees' and is a 'decent country' Mujica tells US investors

Uruguay offers “tremendous guarantees” for investors and is “a decent country”, said President Jose Mujica on his second day visit to Washington where he addressed 120 business people at the US Chamber of Commerce during a Tuesday morning work-breakfast.