Politics

Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 16:08 UTC
Lula da Silva and Vazquez candidates for Unasur secretary general chair

Brazil’s Lula da Silva and former Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez are the most probable candidates for the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, secretary general chair, according to Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa. Ecuador currently holds the rotating presidency of Unasur.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 15:52 UTC
Prince William royal wedding gift: £ 620 million to the UK economy

UK market research company Verdict has forecast the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton and their subsequent Royal Wedding next year could give a £620m (billion US dollars) boost to the economy.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 06:53 UTC
EU, ECB, IMF to visit Ireland in “short focused consultation”

A meeting of Euro zone ministers in Brussels ended with a promise to work towards further help for Ireland. The EU monetary affairs commissioner, Olli Rehn, said the 27-country bloc would “intensify” work on a support programme for Ireland - should Dublin request one.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 06:42 UTC
Mercosur/EU ready market access proposals for next round of trade talks

Mercosur and European Union delegates are scheduled to meet at the end of the month or early December in Brasilia for a new round of talks leading to a wide ranging trade agreement which both sides have agreed should be ready to conclude negotiations in the first half of 2011.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 02:02 UTC
Latinamerica/Europe forum on business promotion in the region

Leading Latinamerican corporations and European investors will be participating in Madrid at the XII Latibex three-day forum organized by Spain’s securities markets.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:44 UTC
A “regulatory framework”, Lula da Silva’s farewell present for Brazilian media

Brazil is drafting a media bill that is geared to stimulate the participation of common citizens in the communications industry and preventing market rules from governing such a sensitive area, announced Social Communications minister Franklin Martins.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:35 UTC
HMS Manchester first RN vessel to dock in Havana since 1959

Type 42 Destroyer HMS Manchester has become the first Royal Navy ship to make an official visit to Cuba since the country's 1959 revolution. The ship landed at the Sierra Maestra pier in Havana on Monday for the beginning of a five-day visit.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:29 UTC
US cancel exchange of sensitive information with Argentina because of “leaks”

The Argentine government admitted that a confidential communication channel with the US on financial operations was interrupted mid 2009 following Washington’s suspicions that data sent to Buenos Aires was used for political purposes.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:21 UTC
“Global crisis is not over, getting worse” says the richest man on earth

“The global crisis is not over, nothing has been solved, only patches to avoid the worst effects of a great depression”, according to Carlos Slim, the Mexican tycoon considered by Forbes the wealthiest man on earth, currently in Buenos Aires for a round of conferences.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
Top French sociologist fears a “populist” temptation in Brazil’s new government

Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff was a creation of President Lula da Silva and could fall prey to the temptation of a populist system, said French Sociologist and political scientist Alain Touraine currently visiting Sao Paulo.