Politics

• 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.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:46 UTC

  Betancourt withdraws demand for compensation from Colombian government

  

  French-Colombian ex-hostage and presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt withdraw this week a widely-criticized demand for compensation for nearly six years in captivity in Colombia.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:35 UTC

  Argentina confident soy-oil dispute with China will be solved “in the short term”

  

  Argentine Ambassador to China, César Mayoral announced in Beijing that the soybean oil conflict with Beijing that has been ongoing since the beginning of the year “will be solved in the short term.”

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:29 UTC

  US denies visa to Colombian journalist awarded Harvard scholarship

  

  United States officials have denied a visa to a Colombian journalist who was awarded the chance to participate in a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 05:48 UTC

  Mercosur dispute: Argentina announces anti-dumping tariffs on Brazilian products

  

  Argentina announced it would slap anti-dumping tariffs for six months on gas compressors from Brazil, a decision which is expected to lead to new trade clashes among Mercosur largest members.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 05:38 UTC

  Snowy Falklands’ remembrance for special Forces’ thinking mans warrior’

  

  IN a freezing mountainside ceremony on East Falkland Islands today British Special Forces veterans and Falkland Islanders paid tribute to a Special Boat Service Sergeant killed on June 2, 1982.