Politics

Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 06:07 UTC
Argentina/China sign 18 agreements; discussions to solve soy-oil dispute

China and Argentina signed 18 agreements covering infrastructure, energy and railway projects on Tuesday during Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner second day official visit which included talks with her Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and with Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu.
Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 05:18 UTC
A country full of gratitude defies freezing weather to honour Uruguay’s soccer team

Tens of thousands of Uruguayans took to the streets of Montevideo defying freezing weather and polar gusts to cheer and honour the ‘sky blue’ national team which came back from South Africa with a fourth place and striker Diego Forlan with the Golden Ball as the World’s Cup's best player.
Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 05:14 UTC
Massive demonstration in Argentina to protest same-sex marriage bill

Argentine Catholic and Evangelic organizations protested the same-sex marriage bill in a demonstration held in the heart of Buenos Aires at the Congress square under the motto “Kids have the right to have a mother and father.”
Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 01:59 UTC
Lula da Silva opens bid for a bullet train on time for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Brazilian President Lula da Silva launched Tuesday the bidding process for the construction of the high-speed rail service between the country’s two largest cities, Sao Paulo and Rio do Janeiro, which should be running by 2016 when Brazil hosts the Olympic Games.
Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 00:59 UTC
Brazil/EU summit to follow up the resumed negotiations with Mercosur

The recent resumption of negotiations for a cooperation and free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will be at the heart of the EU/Brazil summit scheduled to begin Wednesday in Brasilia.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 21:23 UTC
Chile and Bolivia meet in La Paz to discuss maritime dispute

Chilean and Bolivian Foreign Ministers gathered in La Paz, Bolivia on Monday to discuss resolving a decades-old maritime dispute.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:44 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner praises China and calls for new world financial system

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner called on Monday for an international system of financial regulation ahead of the G20's next meeting in Seoul.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:40 UTC
Chile clears minefields in Magallanes Region and Tierra del Fuego

Chile will announce this week that the extreme south of the country, in areas next to the border with Argentina, is free of antipersonnel mines. Chilean authorities consider this a major step to comply with the 2016 Ottawa convention timetable.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:32 UTC
“Vuvuzela” has been voted the word of the World Cup

Vuvuzela” has been voted the word of the World Cup by global linguists who said Monday the tournament will be best remember for the name of South Africa's deafening trumpet.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:27 UTC
Colombian sales to Venezuela plummet 70%, but record year for overall exports

Colombian exports to Venezuela totalled 652 million US dollars between January and May 2010, showing a 71.4% fall compared with the first five months of 2009, reports Colombia's Department of Statistics (DANE).