Politics

Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 01:25 UTC
Brazil: Violent land disputes between tribes and ranchers on the rise

Violent disputes over indigenous land are on the rise in Brazil, sparking heightened militancy by natives angered by broken promises of compensation and slower government registrations.
Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 01:19 UTC
Chavez after an energy alliance with Argentina and Brazil in the framework of Mercosur

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced he expected to sign an oil/gas alliance between Argentina’s YPF and PDVSA (Venezuelan Petroleum) when he meets with his peer Cristina Fernandez in Brasilia in the framework of the Mercosur extraordinary summit to officially incorporate the country as full member of the trade group.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 23:28 UTC
As world food-prices soar World Bank says it is ready to help countries

The World Bank on Monday said it stood ready to help governments respond to a broad-based run-up in grain prices that has again put the world’s poorest people at risk and could have lingering detrimental impacts for years.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 21:39 UTC
Cristina Fernandez “wonder boy” saves in dollars and has property in Uruguay

Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez “wonder boy” seems to be missing on his homework. According to the Argentine media Economy Deputy Minister Axel Kicillof not only has his savings in US dollars but owns real estate in Uruguay, which Argentina considers an overseas fiscal paradise.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 19:51 UTC
Argentina again manages to delay the dredging of a shared canal with Uruguay

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said on Monday it “is not useful” for foreign ministries to publicly exchange letters following Argentina’s latest message accusing Uruguay of not collaborating in exposing claims of alleged bribes involving the works planned for the widening and deep-dredging of the River Plate access canal Martin Garcia.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 16:39 UTC
Argentina plans to explore for oil and gas next to the Falklands

As part of its “Malvinas noose tightening” policy the Argentine government is planning an international tender to offer licenses to explore for oil near the Falkland Islands, reports Buenos Aires main daily Clarin in its Monday edition, citing a letter to Congress by Cabinet chief Juan Manuel Abal Median.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:19 UTC
Argentina denies plans to intervene the energy sector: “only ensuring investments”

Planning Minister Julio De Vido denied that the Government plans the “intervention” of the energy sector and clarified that “we demand investment and production plans. This is not an intervention, simple more planning.”
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:15 UTC
PM Rajoy not handling the economic crisis, say 80% of Spaniards

Support for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fell sharply in July after his government announced a new round of deep spending cuts and tax hikes to fight the sovereign debt crisis, an opinion poll showed.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:04 UTC
Soaring costs delay Barrick-Gold Andes mining project delayed a full year

Barrick Gold, the world’s biggest gold miner, says its capital costs to develop a giant mine high in the Andes could reach 8 billion dollars and has delayed production until 2014.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:25 UTC
Falklands’ begins to work in organization of next year’s referendum

The Falkland Islands government has started to prepare the list of issues that will have to be addressed for the organization of next year’s referendum on the political statute of the Islands, particularly the drafting of the question, inviting overseas observers and contracting a specialist to manage the whole operation.