Politics

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  Argentine Jewish community wins an injunction against Google

  

  The umbrella organization of Argentina's Jewish community, DAIA, has won an injunction against Google, preventing the world's most popular search engine from “suggesting” anti-Semitic and racist websites to its users.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 07:05 UTC

  Mercedes Benz faces US lawsuit for alleged collaboration with Argentine military Junta

  

  Germany’s Daimler AG must face a U.S. lawsuit alleging its Argentine Mercedes-Benz unit collaborated with state security forces to kill and torture workers during the so- called Dirty War 35 years ago, an appeals court ruled.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Young Spaniards seeking jobs set up Egypt style protest in the heart of Madrid

  

  About 20,000 young people angry over high unemployment have spent the night camping in a famous square in Madrid as political protest grows. A big canvas roof was stretched across Puerta del Sol square, protesters brought mattresses and sleeping bags and volunteers distributed food.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 16:57 UTC

  European Parliament stresses ‘desirability’ of EU/Mercosur balanced trade agreement

  

  Current trade negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur dominated the opening speeches at of Eurolat (Europe/Latin America Parliaments) Fifth Plenary Session which is taking place in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 16:46 UTC

  Argentina’s poor cousin? Not Uruguay

  

  The following piece by Jude Webber writing for the Financial Times explains the different approach by the two neighboring countries to the windfall earnings of the commodities boom.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 16:41 UTC

  Greece warned it must redouble efforts otherwise (but following step is not clear)

  

  The IMF warned Greece it must redouble reform efforts to avoid derailing its fiscal program, key to dealing with a huge debt mountain.The sternest IMF warning since a 110 billion Euro EU/IMF bailout a year ago pulled the troubled Euro zone member back from the brink of bankruptcy was delivered as European officials raised the possibility of a Greek debt restructuring.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 16:28 UTC

  Brazil satisfied with measures to cut ‘torrential inflow’ of US dollars

  

  Brazil’s Finance Minister Guido Mantega said dollar inflows into the country have returned to a “reasonable” level, after the government took steps to stem a flood of foreign money.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 07:10 UTC

  US says IMF should designate an interim Managing Director

  

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn is “not in a position to run” the International Monetary Fund after his arrest over an alleged sexual assault, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said. He added IMF's executive board should designate an interim head.
  The alleged assault on a maid happened at New York's luxury Sofitel hotel on 14 May.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  CFK calls on unions to cool down and ratifies she’s ‘not dying to be president again’

  

  Argentine Minister of Interior ratified late Tuesday that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner threat that she would not bid for re-election next October if organized labour continues to pressure on her government. However CFK is not annoyed with Hugo Moyano chief of the powerful Labour Confederation, CGT.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 06:58 UTC

  UK Foreign Office Minister visits Uruguay to strengthen trade and political ties

  

  Foreign Office Minister for Latin America Jeremy Browne will be visiting Uruguay from 20-21 May where he will be meeting government officials and key business people to strengthen ties between UK and the Mercosur member.