Politics

Tuesday, February 1st 2011 - 13:31 UTC
Paraguay scheduled to open a trade office in Hong Kong

Paraguay the only Mercosur member with no formal diplomatic relations with China-Beijing, --since it only recognizes Taiwan--, is scheduled to open a trade office in Hong Kong (Peoples Republic of China) some time in the next few weeks.
Tuesday, February 1st 2011 - 02:21 UTC
Egyptian army recognizes “legitimacy of the people’s demands”

Egypt’s military promised Monday night not to fire on any peaceful protests and said it recognised “the legitimacy of the people’s demands” ahead of a demonstration in which organisers aim to bring a million Egyptians to the streets to press for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
Tuesday, February 1st 2011 - 00:34 UTC
Rousseff blasts US and China’s currencies’ “competitive depreciation” policies

Emerging market countries such as Brazil and Argentina must take a stronger position against “competitive depreciations,” Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told Argentine press on Sunday.
Tuesday, February 1st 2011 - 00:06 UTC
Brazil and Argentina ratify “strategic relation” and commit greater integration

In her first overseas visit as Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff ratified Monday in Buenos Aires the “special strategic” relation with Argentina while her counterpart Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, called for an “increased productive integration” between the two leading Mercosur partners.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:35 UTC
Microsoft helicopter in emergency water landing in Ushuaia

A helicopter from a huge luxury yacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made an emergency water landing in the extreme south of Argentina on Monday, but neither Allen nor Bill Gates were on board.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:30 UTC
FAO, IMF anticipate more civil unrest and protests because of soaring food prices

North Africa and Middle East civil unrest can be expected to spread to several other countries if as anticipated the FAO Food Prices Index for January 2011 confirms the December 2010 tendency when the “basket” of food staples reached a new peak.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 20:41 UTC
Paraguay supports Colombia’s bid to join Mercosur

Colombia’s request to formally join Mercosur will be addressed during the group’s next summit to be held in Paraguay June 24th, revealed Paraguayan Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 01:40 UTC
Tourists Leaving Egypt as Tourism Hit Hard

The United States and Turkey on Sunday offered to evacuate people wanting to leave Egypt where violent protests have taken place.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 01:24 UTC
Ways Round Egyptian Internet Crackdown Found

“Internet not working, police cars burning,” sent out one Egyptian. “Today marks a great day for Egypt,” sent out another.
Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 23:58 UTC
Explosion at Venezuelan Arms Depot Kills One

At least one person was killed and three others injured in northern Venezuela on Sunday when a series of powerful explosions shook an arms depot, officials said.