Politics

Friday, August 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
New September hope for Doha Round global trade talks

United States is pushing for a resumption of international trade talks in September after a meeting of ministers collapsed without a breakthrough last month, according to US top officials
Friday, August 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mid year Brazilian demand for fertilizer increases 20%

Fertilizer sales in Brazil soared 11% in July compared to a year ago according to the country's National Fertilizer Association, Anda, in spite of a doubling of prices. July sales totaled 2.45 million tons and in July 2007, 2.2 million tons.
Friday, August 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Up, up and away...; Farmer to close road in protest; Young mother jailed for drug importation; MoD flight contract still up in the air; Early closure planned for loligo season.
Friday, August 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's Lower House votes purchase of flag air carrier

Argentina's Lower House approved early Friday following twelve hours debate the government's purchase of the flag air carrier Aerolineas Argentinas and its subsidiary Austral from Spanish travel conglomerate Marsans. The bill must be approved by the Senate before becoming law.
Friday, August 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay criticizes Mercosur tolerance of export taxes

Uruguay's Economy minister Danilo Astori criticized export taxes and complained the fact Mercosur has allowed Argentina to apply them when “we all know this is a simple manipulation of the economy” which also has political effects.
Thursday, August 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay: 24 hour strike or one man's tour de force

The Socialist government of Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez suffered on Wednesday its first 24 hour full strike called by the unions' movement which openly supports the ruling coalition.
Thursday, August 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
PM Brown promises relief package for September

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised to deliver a package of economic measures for struggling Britons in September as he brushed off talk of challenges to his leadership and his party.
Thursday, August 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerica faces serious investment infrastructure deficit

Latinamerican economies have an accumulated infrastructure works deficit, since 2000, of over 700 billion US dollars according to the United Nations Latinamerican Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal.
Wednesday, August 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivian stalemate persists with strikes and street clashes

Bolivian government supporters and opponents clashed in the streets of Santa Cruz one of the five dissident provinces which held a general strike on Tuesday to demand Bolivian President Evo Morales return state shares of oil and natural gas income his administration diverted to fund a pension for the elderly.
Wednesday, August 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay: you won, but the presidential chair belongs to me

Paraguay's new government of president Fernando Lugo claims the outgoing administration of Nicanor Duarte committed all sort of irregularities adding to millions of dollars before abandoning office, including the theft of the presidential chair.