Politics

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:57 UTC

  “We must help the US manage its retreat as the only global boss”, says Mujica

  

  “We must help the United States because they are on retreat, and they must manage that retreat”, said Uruguayan president Jose Mujica in an interview with a new Argentine newspaper “Tiempo Argentino” launched last Sunday. This is the first interview of the Uruguayan president to an Argentine daily.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:43 UTC

  Brazil is “well prepared” for possible Euro debt crisis spill over

  

  Brazil is well prepared for any negative spillover effects from the EU debt and Euro crisis, although things “could be worse”, according to Brazilian Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles currently in New York.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:40 UTC

  Chilean officials reluctant to review poverty definition fearing higher percentages

  

  An international conference held last week in Santiago de Chile by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) took a hard look at how poverty is defined in Latin America and gave Chileans attending the event an opportunity to sound off about how poverty is measured here.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  Chile/EU agree to improve energy cooperation and increase trade

  

  Within the framework of the European Union/Latam leaders’ summit held in Madrid, the EU and Chile agreed to “improve and strengthen relations,” with a special focus on energy and trade, five years after the launch of the Association Agreement.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 01:20 UTC

  Surprises in the genetic makeup of US Hispanic/Latino populations

  

  A new study from researchers at New York University Langone Medical Center found that the imprint of European colonialism and imperialism is evident in the genetic makeup of today's Hispanic/Latino American populations.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 01:00 UTC

  EU countries divided over extent of agriculture talks with Mercosur

  

  While in Madrid the re-launching of trade European Union/Mercosur trade talks was announced, in Brussels, a meeting of the Agriculture Council showed how sensitive the issue is and how divided EU members are on market access for highly competitive produce from the South American block.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 00:40 UTC

  HMS Portland on South Atlantic patrol after successful visit in Brazil

  

  HMS Portland has taken up station in the British Forces South Atlantic Islands Joint Operations Area in the Falkland Islands. The Type 23 frigate took over from HMS York South Atlantic patrol duties.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 00:20 UTC

  Black list for governments that violate press freedom

  

  President Barack Obama has signed a law that requires the US State Department to compile a public list of foreign governments that violate press freedom.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 00:02 UTC

  EU and Mercosur agree to re-launch trade talks next July

  

  The European Union and the Latin American trade bloc Mercosur announced Monday that they were re-launching talks to create a free trade area of 800 million people. A tentative first meeting is scheduled for next July according to EU officials.

• Monday, May 17th 2010 - 05:26 UTC

  EU farmers led by France promise to lobby against concessions for Mercosur

  

  European Union Agriculture ministers will be debating Monday on the impact of Mercosur/EU trade negotiations and the overall EU farm sector competitiveness.