Politics

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 19:47 UTC

  Falklands FCO official steps in to help Islander mum and new baby home from Chile.

  

  A young Falklands mum, and her prematurely born baby, who found themselves immobilized in Chile due to documentation problems, have made it home thanks to a determined mother and a Government House official.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 07:54 UTC

  New UK government retakes Trilateral talks with Spain and Gibraltar

  

  The first set of high level Trilateral technical talks involving a UK Conservative-Liberal coalition government are to take place in Gibraltar next week, it was formally confirmed.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 04:50 UTC

  Cuban freed political prisoners request full citizen status from Spain

  

  Seven of the eleven Cuban political prisoners freed and flown to Madrid this week described conditions in Cuban jails, where they lived among rats and the threat of tuberculosis. They also requested Madrid does not categorize them as immigrants.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:55 UTC

  EU/Mercosur business leaders call for “ambitious and balanced” trade agreement

  

  Brazilian and European business leaders gathered in Brasilia urged their governments to reach an “ambitious and balanced” trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, and give first priority to the conclusion of the WTO Doha round talks.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:46 UTC

  US Senate approves biggest overhaul of financial regulation in decades

  

  United States Senate has given final approval to the biggest overhaul of US financial regulation in decades. The reforms are intended to avert a repeat of the 2008 crisis that brought the world economy to the brink of collapse.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:29 UTC

  First Brazilian presidential candidates’ debate will be on internet

  

  The first debate between Brazilian presidential candidates will be done exclusively for Internet, with the backup organization of the country’s four most important portals which make up an estimated 95% of internet users.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:18 UTC

  Two and a half million Chileans live below the poverty line

  

  The numbers are startling: two and a half million Chileans are currently living below the poverty line, according to a new study by the Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN) 2009.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:10 UTC

  Argentina legalizes same-sex marriages including adopting children

  

  Following a long and tense debate among lawmakers, Argentina has joined the group of select few nations to legalize marriages between same-sex couples.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:05 UTC

  Bolivia sea outlet negotiation with Chile inconclusive, next week in La Paz

  

  The meeting between Chile and Bolivia’s foreign ministers was temporarily suspended as the pair attended the inauguration of a new border post between the two countries in Chungará.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 23:26 UTC

  Uruguayan concern with Argentine interception of vessels bound for the Falklands

  

  Uruguay’s leading newspaper dedicated its Sunday’s editorial to the recent incident when the Argentine Navy, in shared Uruguayan-Argentine waters, forced a small merchant vessel linked to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands to identify itself and provide all the information related to cargo and destination.