Politics

Friday, August 19th 2011 - 09:45 UTC
Pinochet’s regime official victims’ list increased by 9.800 to 40.018

Chile officially recognized 9,800 more victims of its dictatorship on Thursday, increasing the total number of people killed, tortured or imprisoned for political reasons to 40,018.
Friday, August 19th 2011 - 01:59 UTC
US Terrorism report: Argentina has not advanced in ‘anti-money laundering activities”

The US Department of State released it’s 2010 Country Reports on Terrorism, in which it praised Argentina for “cooperating well” with the US in analyzing possible terrorist threat information,” although it warned about the country’s “virtually no progress toward addressing anti-money laundering and counterterrorist finance activities.
Friday, August 19th 2011 - 00:59 UTC
Boeing lobbies F-18 Super Hornet contract with flight simulator in Brazilian congress

Boeing Co. promised a full transfer of technology to Brazil if the US-based company wins a 9 billion dollars fighter-jet bid. The president of Boeing Military Aircraft told the Brazilian Senate defense committee that Brazil would be able to fully produce the F-18 Super Hornet if it purchases the planes from Boeing.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 23:53 UTC
Zara accused of accepting Brazilian suppliers with slave-labor work conditions

Spain high-street retailer Zara has been accused of allegedly accepting slave-labor working conditions supplanted by more than 30 of its outsourced plants running in Brazil.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 22:51 UTC
Rousseff names new Agriculture minister and respects balance in cabinet

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff named on Thursday lawmaker Mendes Ribeiro as new Minister of Agriculture. The member of Congress from the farming state of Rio Grande do Sul replaces Wagner Rossi who stepped down Wednesday following strong allegations of corruption and irregularities.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 07:06 UTC
Colombia/Canada launch FTA promoting agro-trade and mining investment

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement which took effect on Monday August 15 is Canada's fourth bilateral trade deal with a Latin American country and eliminates tariffs on a range of goods and services in an effort to facilitate trade and investment.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:50 UTC
Falklands’ resumes support for containerized international freight services

The Falkland Islands government and the local fishing industry have promised support for the maintenance of the containerised international freight services, which is expected to resume activities in the coming months.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:37 UTC
Cristina Fernandez “must have done something right” to have 50% support

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri’s campaign advisor Jaime Durán Barba considered that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “must have done something right” to get so many votes in last Sunday’s primary elections, and assured that the Alfonsín-De Narváez alliance “is the one that lost most votes.”
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:26 UTC
FIFA is “like an old boys’ network” claims Transparency International

FIFA should limit terms for senior officials, set up an independent group to clear up anti-corruption allegations and “embrace transparency,” corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) said.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 03:00 UTC
CFK message to business leaders: cut imports, boost supply, State assures demand

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, demanded a “cultural change” from business and corporate leaders so as to bring down imports and increase the supply of goods and services, as well as doubling investments, while the State ‘stimulates demand’.