Politics

Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 04:02 UTC
US tries to re-establish full relations with Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela

United States continues to dialogue with Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, countries where it has no ambassadors in an attempt to normalize relations, said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland.
Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 03:56 UTC
Argentine November inflation 1.44% and 22.63% in eleven months, say lawmakers

Argentine Lower House opposition lawmakers announced on Tuesday that inflation in November had reached 1.44%, accumulating so far this year, 22.63%. The so called ‘Congressional index’ is an average of the estimates from private consultants who face heavy fines if they make public their numbers.
Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 03:50 UTC
Brazil sending overseas 100.000 graduates on scholarships to the best universities

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced the country would invest 2 billion dollars in a scholarship program to send overseas to the best world universities, 100.000 graduates.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 23:39 UTC
US prosecutors charge former Siemens executives for paying bribes in Argentina

United States prosecutors charged eight former Siemens AG executives with paying 100 million dollars in bribes for more than a decade to Argentina officials to help win a one billion dollars contract to produce national identity cards.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 23:33 UTC
Fed anticipates exceptional low level rates at least through mid 2013

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday made no changes to its interest rate policy but left the door open for further monetary easing next year depending on the impact of strains in the global financial markets (Europe’s debt problems).
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 23:21 UTC
Cristina Fernandez advances visit to Chile from September to January 25/26

Argentine President Cristina Fernández will make an official visit to Santiago to meet with her Chilean counterpart, Sebastián Piñera at the end of January next year, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 16:24 UTC
Controversial plan to excavate Falklands’ conflict battlefields

A television archaeologist has revealed plans to excavate the battlefields of the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict. The initiative belongs to Glasgow University academic Dr Tony Pollard who is preparing the major project.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 07:09 UTC
CFK mentioned to Piñera the possibility of cutting the air link MPA-Punta Arenas

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera revealed that his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez, CFK, mentioned the possibility of interrupting regular flights between the Falkland Islands and Chile, but “made no specific demand on the issue”.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 07:05 UTC
The Commander in Chief of the forces is a woman but where are the female generals?

Argentine President Cristina Fernández resumed activities on Monday and at the end of the year ceremony at the Military Academy, called for an increase in high-ranking female officials in the armed forces.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 06:47 UTC
Doctors impressed with Lula da Silva’s response to chemotherapy

Doctors in charge of throat cancer treatment for former Brazilian President Lula da Silva called his response to chemotherapy “impressive” and said the tumour in his larynx had shrunk by 75% in size.