Politics

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 17:28 UTC

  EU farmers insist with the “catastrophic impact” of trade agreement with Mercosur

  

  European farm leaders have left Members of the European Parliament in no doubt about the ‘catastrophic impact’ on EU agriculture of a trade agreement with Mercosur, reports the Friday edition of the UK’s Farmers Guardian.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  Malvinas events overshadowed by Royal Wedding, complains Argentine minister

  

  Argentine Defence Secretary Arturo Puricelli said he was disappointed with the “excessive coverage” granted by the Argentine media to the Royal Wedding and regretted so little attention was given to the commemoration of Malvinas conflict events.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 06:17 UTC

  Brazil’s high court unanimously recognizes rights of same-sex couples

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the nation should recognize same-sex unions. The court voted 10-0 in favor of recognizing the unions. One justice abstained because he had spoken publicly in favor of same-sex unions when he was attorney general.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 02:40 UTC

  Falkland Islands issue special stamp to commemorate the Royal Wedding

  

  The Falkland Islands Post Office issued a special stamp to commemorate the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 02:36 UTC

  US jobs market remains soft and unemployment claims rose in April

  

  The number of claims for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, pushed up by auto-plant shutdowns and other unusual events that seasonal variations failed to take into account, the Labour Department said.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 00:14 UTC

  Uruguay and United Arab Emirates sign an open skies agreement

  

  A visiting delegation from the United Arab Emirates, UAE, signed this week an ‘open skies’ air services agreement with Uruguay.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 23:12 UTC

  Argentina’s economic performance ‘below’ South America’s average

  

  The Argentine ‘development model’ had had its successes but it belongs to the average group of most South American countries that benefited by the explosive advance of commodity prices and since 2007 has fallen to the bottom half of performers in the region according to former Economy minister Martin Lousteau.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 22:58 UTC

  Peru accepts Ecuador maritime borders, much to Chile’s chagrin

  

  Peru recognized maritime borders with Ecuador on Monday employing the same criteria they took Chile to The Hague in 2008 for using.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 21:17 UTC

  Latam FDI soars 40% in 2010, mainly natural resources and services

  

  Latin America and the Caribbean was the region with the strongest percentage increases as a recipient and source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), according to a report presented Wednesday in Mexico City by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 21:02 UTC

  World Press Freedom Day established by UN Assembly December 1993

  

  World Press Freedom Day was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December, 1993, as an outgrowth of the Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press.