Politics

Saturday, February 13th 2010 - 07:54 UTC
Brazil and Chile’s president elect support Insulza as OAS chief

Brazil’s Foreign Secretary Celso Amorim said that The Washington Post criticisms of the Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza are “totally without foundation” and reiterated Brazil’s support for his re-election next month.
Saturday, February 13th 2010 - 07:48 UTC
On Sunday arrives the Year of the Tiger when “fortune favours the brave”

Sunday is widely dubbed “Double Happiness” day in the Chinese world -- a rare occasion when the New Year festival, launching the Year of the Tiger, coincides with Valentine's Day.
Saturday, February 13th 2010 - 07:20 UTC
Argentine Jan inflation: 1% for the government, double for consultants

Consumer prices in Argentina recorded a 1% increase in January, according to the Indec national statistics bureau. In comparison to the same month last year, inflation reached 8.2%, a figure which is highly criticized by researchers and specialists.
Saturday, February 13th 2010 - 03:13 UTC
Argentina plans “insecurity” for Falklands oil exploration and is tracking the rig

The Argentine government is looking for mechanisms to sanction all those vessels that somehow have participated in the Falkland Islands oil exploration logistics. Operations are set to begin next week with the arrival of the “Ocean Guardian” oil rig.
Friday, February 12th 2010 - 04:41 UTC
Argentina will take the Falklands’ oil drilling case to United Nations

Argentina will be taking the case of oil exploration in Falkland Islands waters by private companies licensed by the Islands government to the United Nations, but not to the International Court of The Hague as had been suggested since the London/Buenos Aires dispute resumed a few weeks ago.
Friday, February 12th 2010 - 04:29 UTC
Uruguayan president elect captivates audience of Argentine businesspeople

Uruguayan president elect Jose Mujica promised to the business elite of the River Plate economic stability, standing rules of the game, low taxes, incentives and reduced risks in exchange for productive investments in the country’s economy.
Friday, February 12th 2010 - 04:08 UTC
Brazilian police arrest Brasilia’s governor on bribery charges

Brazilian police arrested on Thursday a key opposition party district governor on bribery charges, potentially hurting the right wing's chances in the general election this year.
Thursday, February 11th 2010 - 19:16 UTC
Barclays’, Argentina’s debt swap operator accused of oil interests in Falklands

Two Argentine solicitors announced they will be pressing criminal charges against the Ministry of Economy for having contracted Britain’s Barclays’ bank for a major sovereign defaulted bonds swap and this financial institution is “a shareholder of Desire Petroleum, the oil company which is poised to begin exploration operations this month in Malvinas waters”.
Thursday, February 11th 2010 - 18:20 UTC
France and Germany committed to assist Greece with debt problems

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels agreed on Thursday to assist Greece with its debt problems, though EU President Herman Van Rompuy offered no details as to what that will entail.
Thursday, February 11th 2010 - 18:08 UTC
Argentina blocks vessel involved in Falklands operations

Argentina blocked Wednesday a ship from leaving a Techint Group plant after it traveled to the Falkland Islands without government permission, the Argentine Foreign Office said. The “Thor Leader” is docked in Techint’s Campana plant carrying a cargo of 7.099 tons seamless pipes, the government office said in a statement.