Politics

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 23:57 UTC

  US federal judge rules in favour of Argentine sovereign bonds “holdouts”

  

  A United States federal judge ruled in favour of seizing 105 million US dollars from the Argentine Central Bank deposits in New York in order to pay the debt the country holds with two investment funds.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 23:40 UTC

  Bernanke warns US economy still faces ailing housing and employment

  

  United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned the US economy still faces significant headwinds, including a housing sector that has yet to recover convincingly and an ailing employment market.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 22:34 UTC

  Vatican State Secretary visits Chile in support of quake victims

  

  The secretary of Vatican State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone arrived in Chile this week for an extended visit which includes a meeting with President Sebastian Piñera.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 21:02 UTC

  Bolivia and Brazil discuss energy and exploitation of strategic minerals

  

  Bolivia and Brazil are considering a vast joint investment program to industrialize natural gas and for the exploitation of strategic minerals in the salt plains of the land-locked Andean country.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 20:59 UTC

  President Uribe warns an “arms race” could be “hugely damaging” for Latam

  

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe spoke out against the danger of entering into an “arms race” that could be “hugely damaging,” following news that Russia may sell 5 billion US dollars of weapons to Venezuela, reports the Colombian press.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 20:56 UTC

  World Economic Forum on Latin America demonstrates confidence in Colombia

  

  Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata said that the World Economic Forum on Latin America (WEF), which was inaugurated by President Alvaro Uribe in the coastal city of Cartagena, demonstrates “confidence” in Colombia as an investment destination.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 05:46 UTC

  Re-editing a “civilization experiment” involving Chile, England and Falklands

  

  The story of an indigenous boy from the extreme south of Chile captured and taken to England, and who years later faced trial in Falklands, plays out this week in a Santiago theatre.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 02:48 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner promises a laptop to each high school student

  

  Following on Uruguay’s successful experience, the Argentine government announced this week the distribution of three million laptops in government high schools.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 02:45 UTC

  Russia prepares to receive Colombia’s Uribe with full honours

  

  Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Jaime Bermudez visited Russia to promote bilateral cooperation and prepare the visit of President Álvaro Uribe. “The visit will coincide with the 200th anniversary of Colombia’s independence and 75 since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Colombia”, said Andrei Nesterenko, spokesperson for the Russian ministry.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 02:41 UTC

  British nuclear submarines allowed to berth in South Africa

  

  South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has approved a visit by a British nuclear submarine to Simon’s Town Naval Base, near Cape Town, despite opposition from environmental groups.