Politics

Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 06:10 UTC
Venezuelan opposition plays the nationalist card in territory dispute with Guyana

Venezuela's opposition accused the government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to neighbouring Guyana's oil exploration in a border region claimed by Venezuela, potentially inflaming a territorial dispute that dates back more than a century.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:45 UTC
Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico seal the Pacific Alliance for economic integration

Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico signed an accord Wednesday creating the Pacific Alliance to more deeply integrate their economies, and develop new trade links with the Asia-Pacific region.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:34 UTC
CFK Malvinas presentation before C24 divides Argentine opposition

President Cristina Fernandez has yet to fulfil her wish to have the whole Argentine opposition represented next to her when she addresses the UN Decolonization Committee claiming sovereignty over the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands next week.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:28 UTC
In anticipation of Rio+20, Brazil creates new nature reserves and closes major land-fill

Brazil announced plans to protect an additional 10 000km² of land and pledged not to let economic woes stop it from implementing other measures to protect the environment.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:26 UTC
JBS to sue Greenpeace on report the meat packer bought cattle bred in de-forested areas

Brazil's JBS, the world's largest meat company, said on Wednesday it would sue environmental organization Greenpeace for what it called false claims that could cause it to lose business and hurt its image.
Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 23:40 UTC
Rousseff signs bill allowing beer sales in stadiums during 2014 World Cup

Brazil president Dilma Rousseff announced Wednesday the government will temporarily shelve a law banning the consumption and sale of beer in stadiums for the duration of the 2014 World Cup.
Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 22:59 UTC
Argentine president pledges to turn her dollar savings into Pesos and urged ministers to follow

Argentine President Cristina Fernández insisted Wednesday on the need of saving in Pesos instead of US dollars and announced that she would “pesify” her dollar fixed-term bank deposit, urging her ministers to do the same.
Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 21:42 UTC
Billionaire Soros tells EU leaders they have a “three month window” to save the Euro

Billionaire investor George Soros has warned European leaders they have a “three-month window” to save the Euro and insisted that the EU leaders did not understand “the nature of the crisis”.
Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 06:36 UTC
Argentine farmers conflict expands; all trading suspended for a week

Argentine farmers’ organizations under the umbrella grouping Liaison Board announced on Tuesday a national strike cancelling all trade in grains, oilseeds and livestock to protest ‘national government policies’ against the land reform and tax hike in Buenos Aires province, among other issues.
Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 06:27 UTC
Uruguay planning to expand nascent sovereign debt market to improve liquidity

Uruguay wants to expand its nascent local sovereign debt market to improve the liquidity of its securities, said Azucena Arbeleche, the head of the country’s debt management unit at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.