Politics

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 03:52 UTC

  Spanish Socialists approve labour reforms; conservatives abstain

  

  Spanish lawmakers Tuesday gave preliminary approval to labour reforms considered essential for slashing the soaring jobless rate, reviving the fragile economy and sending a strong message to nervous markets.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC

  Ex Chilean president says relations with Ecuador and Argentina deteriorating

  

  The foreign policy of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera was criticized last weekend by one of his predecessors.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 03:25 UTC

  Spanish, world’s second language in international communication and growing

  

  Spanish has 416 million native speakers, ahead of English but behind Mandarin, according to the latest report from Spain’s Cervantes Institute. Spanish is also the world’s second in international communication and is the third most common in internet.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 03:17 UTC

  Chile’s Mapuche community celebrates the winter solstice New Year

  

  The Mapuche community, Chile’s largest indigenous group, officially celebrated its new year on Monday June 21.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 03:13 UTC

  General Motors South America is born to cater rising demand in the region

  

  General Motors is setting up a new regional organization in response to rising demand in South America. The new unit, GM South America, will be headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 02:08 UTC

  Chile announces complete de-mining of border areas with Bolivia

  

  Following five years of sustained efforts the Bolivian border with Chile has been swept free of mines, 22.988 of them that were planted in the seventies under the military regime of Dictator General Augusto Pinochet.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 - 05:05 UTC

  Brazil reacts cautiously to the Yuan “greater flexibility” policy

  

  Brazil's Central Bank welcomed China's move to boost flexibility of the Yuan exchange rate, saying the decision showed China's willingness to help the global economy.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 - 04:59 UTC

  Timerman promises Congress support with alleged bribes investigation

  

  Newly appointed Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman officially takes office Tuesday at a ceremony at Casa Rosada but already has a full table of issues. On Monday in a short release he stated that former Argentine ambassador to Venezuela Eduardo Sadous would ”brief Congress tomorrow (Tuesday), with all the freedoms and responsibilities that come with being a member of the Nation's diplomatic corps.”

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 - 04:54 UTC

  G20 leaders (mainly US and Europe) seem divided stimuli timing withdrawal

  

  President Barack Obama has warned against cutting national debts too quickly as it would put economic recovery at risk. In a letter to G20 leaders, the US president said that while it was important to put in place “credible plans” to cut deficits, withdrawing economic stimulus early was dangerous.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 - 04:46 UTC

  Vatican confirms relations with Cuba are “cordial and on a healthy course”

  

  Vatican Foreign minister Archbishop Dominique Mamberti concluded an official and pastoral visit to Cuba Sunday saying relations between the Catholic Church and the Cuban governments are on a healthy course, reports the Catholic News Service.