Politics

Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 05:28 UTC
Lula da Silva not interested in Unasur secretary general post

Brazilian president Lula da Silva has no plans or intentions of becoming the next secretary general of Unasur, Union of South American Nations said his spokesperson Marcelo Baumbach who discarded all speculations related to the issue.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 05:26 UTC
Brazil promises FIFA “peace and tranquillity” for the 2014 World Cup

The Brazilian government has assured FIFA officials that the 2014 World Cup will be a success, promising football's governing body “peace and tranquillity”.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 05:17 UTC
Emergency loans to Ireland total 85 b Euros, conditioned to draconian budget cuts

EU and IMF have extended 85bn Euros of emergency loans to the Republic of Ireland, according to reports on Irish state television. The widely anticipated bail-out package comes after a day of sharp falls in global share prices and the Euro.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 05:11 UTC
Brazilian ambassador “mistreated” by Argentine official on trade issues

The Brazilian financial newspaper Valor Economico claims Argentine Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno “mistreated” Brazilian ambassador in Buenos Aires Enio Cordeiro following a discussion on alleged “informal” obstacles that the Cristina Fernández government is planning to apply on Brazilian imports.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 02:56 UTC
Ample support for democracy in Uruguay and Argentina; much less in Peru

Peru is the country with less citizen support for democracy in the Americas while in Uruguay, Costa Rica and Argentina the system enjoys massive approval.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 00:57 UTC
Spain feeling Irish contagion: extra yield on bonds hits Euro-area high

Spain said it doesn’t need to adopt further austerity measures to stem a surge in borrowing costs as the central government’s budget gap narrowed by almost half.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 00:51 UTC
Currency appreciation pressures inevitable until US controls budget deficit

Fast-growing emerging markets would be facing currency appreciation pressures even without the US quantitative easing policy, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in an interview on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 00:50 UTC
World leaders promise funds and plan to double tigers in the wild by 2022

World leaders and countries that have wild tigers endorsed a major plan to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022 underscoring their commitments at the historic International Tiger Conservation Forum.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 22:59 UTC
The challenge of “breaking mental barriers” to promote Mercosur and Unasur

Brazil’s influential Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim revealed that his major obstacle in his eight years in the post was “breaking mental barriers” particularly in advancing relations among countries in the South and promoting such organizations as Mercosur and Unasur.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 19:16 UTC
Argentina requests IMF technical aid to help with a new prices index

Argentina’s Economy minister Amado Boudou announced Tuesday that the President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration is to request aid from the International Monetary Fund to help with a new price index.