Politics

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

  Chilean President decrees his third cabinet reshuffle

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet for the third time since reaching office 18 months ago. “I call on you to fully dedicate yourselves to the mission of this government to advance in a more just society,” said Boric upon swearing in the new officials.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 09:07 UTC

  Petro announces Colombia will renegotiate FTA with US

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego announced Wednesday that his country had started renegotiating with the United States the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries in force for the past eleven years.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil: Agrarian reform to focus on women

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday announced during the 7th March of the Margaridas that his government would resume the National Agrarian Reform Program, albeit with priority for rural women in the selection process of families benefiting from public policies, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 08:31 UTC

  Milei announces virtual meeting with IMF

  

  Argentine presidential hopeful Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza Wednesday confirmed he would be holding a virtual conference with International Monetary Fund (IMF) authorities on Friday. The single most-voted candidate in last Sunday's Open, Mandatory, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections said he would be joined by his “economic council.”

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 08:10 UTC

  Lula, Biden discuss climate change over the phone

  

  Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil Wednesday discussed climate change during a telephone conversation in which a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders next year was also considered.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 07:59 UTC

  Jesuit university closed in Nicaragua for “terrorism”

  

  Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega ordered the seizing of all assets belonging to the Central American University (UCA) which was accused of “terrorism,” it was reported in Managua. The educational institution was run by the Jesuit community.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:50 UTC

  Peña sworn in as President of Paraguay

  

  The 44-year-old economist Santiago Peña was sworn in Tuesday as the new president of Paraguay during a ceremony at Asunción's López Palace attended by several current and former South American and world leaders.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:40 UTC

  Milei ready to take over in case of President's early departure from office

  

  Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei, who was the most-voted candidate in Sunday's Open, Mandatory, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, said he was ready to take over the helm at Casa Rosada at once should President Alberto Fernández and his constitutional successors step down ahead of the Dec. 10 schedule.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:33 UTC

  Russia/Ukraine conflict, ruble collapses and Moscow forced to hike interest rate

  

  Russia's 's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 12% on Tuesday. The 3.5 percentage point rise represents a bid to fight high inflation and the sharp depreciation of the country's currency against the US dollar.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:28 UTC

  Bi-oceanic project linking Brazil with the Pacific and crossing Paraguay is rapidly advancing

  

  A key project to connect the ports of the Brazilian Atlantic with those of the Chilean Pacific, crossing Paraguayan territory is rapidly advancing.