Politics

Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 07:49 UTC
U.N. Urges Chile to Halt Evictions of Indigenous Protesters

Following months of protests and sit-ins surrounding ancestral land claims on Chile’s Easter Island, the United Nations has officially called on the Chilean government to help diffuse tensions.
Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 01:15 UTC
Chile: “Zero readjustment” is not a viable option to resolve conflict due to gas price increase

Energy and Mining Minister Laurence Golborne insisted on the last proposal made by the Chilean government to stop manifestations which would imply a 3% increase in hydrocarbon.
Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 01:04 UTC
Gov. Rios warned that the industry was already experiencing “problems” due to the Chilean blockade

The Governor of Tierra del Fuego announced on Radio 10 that they are awaiting the results of the meetings taking place in Chile to resolve the conflict in Punta Arenas which is affecting Argentine tourists.
Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 00:50 UTC
Eurogroup: 'No Bailout Fund Decision Imminent'

The Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker has said that no decision on a bailout fund will be made at the meeting of finance ministers in Brussels.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 20:59 UTC
Brazilean Central Bank Intervenes in Futures Dollar Market to Stop Real Appreciation

Dilma Rousseff has taken measures to stop the appreciation of the real. The Brazilian Central Bank swapped all of the currency futures contracts in a reverse swap auction. This way the institution headed by Alexandre Tombini disembarks in the futures market.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:58 UTC
Joy Over the Beatification of John Paul II

Pope Benedict XVI expressed yesterday that all who knew or admired John Paul II would share the joy he feels over the beatification of his predecessor, which will be held on May 1st in a ceremony which will be attended by over two million people
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:43 UTC
Gibraltar welcomes the visit of “True Heroes”

Three soldiers seriously injured in Afghanistan have been visibly moved by the warmth of the welcome they have received in Gibraltar as the guests of the local Royal British Legion (RBL). As Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, Ranger Andy Allen and Rifleman Jake Barnett arrived in Main Street on their first morning there was loud applause from the children of St Anne’s school and the Hebrew School who had turned out to meet them.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:34 UTC
Chile: Mayor Critisized Piñera’s Government for Invoking Security Law to Stop Protests

Vladimiro Mimica, Mayor of Punta Arenas, expressed that the measures taken by Sebastián Piñera’s government to invoke the Security Law in order to stop protests in Magallanes due to gas price hikes were “an overaction and inopportune”.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:55 UTC
Government of Guyana Recognize the State of Palestine

“It is Guyana's hope that the increasing recognition of the state of Palestine will contribute to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region,” the foreign ministry said in a statement last week.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:32 UTC
Uruguay: A new pulp mill goes ahead

Montes Del Plata, a 50/50 joint venture between Chilean Arauco and Finnish Stora Enso, manufactures cellulose pulp from wood, and has been operating in Uruguay since 2009.