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Montevideo, January 10th 2026 - 20:18 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 12:44 UTC

    Mujica meets President Bachelet and expresses admiration for Chile

    The Uruguayan presidential candidate said he wants to learn form Chile’s achievements

    Uruguay’s ruling coalition presidential candidate Senator Jose Mujica met on Tuesday with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet as part of a regional campaign to boost the Broad Front ticket. Last week Mujica and his ticket partner economist Danilo Astori met with Brazil’s Lula da Silva.

  • Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 12:20 UTC

    Honduras breaks diplomatic relations with Argentina

    De facto president Micheletti also warned pro Zelaya protestors he will not tolerate “vandalism”.

    Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week. The move stems from tensions between the two countries over the June 28 coup in which Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya was replaced by congressional leader Roberto Micheletti.

  • Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 04:57 UTC

    Spain/UK to cross swords in Gibraltar waters legal challenge before EC

    Gibraltar is challenging EC’s approval of Spanish request designating most of Gibraltar’s territorial waters as one of Spain’s protected nature sites under EU law

    Spain plans to help the European Commission fend off a legal challenge by Gibraltar over a decision relating to the Rock’s territorial waters, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle. Lawyers representing the Spanish government filed an application to join the controversial case last Friday, a day after the British government confirmed that it would support Gibraltar in court.

  • Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 04:54 UTC

    US/Colombia free trade treaty “heading for approval”

    US ambassador in Colombia William Brownfield

    The free trade treaty between United States and Colombia, pending US congressional approval, is on route to be confirmed said US ambassador in Bogotá William Brownfield.

  • Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 13:29 UTC

    Governor Serra leads vote intention for Brazilian presidential election

    Although Serra leads, the interesting fact is that three women are presidential hopefuls, Rousseff, Lima and Silva.

    Jose Serra, Sao Paulo governor and main reference of the opposition leads comfortably in public opinion polls for next year’s presidential election in Brazil when the successor of President Lula da Silva is to be chosen.

  • Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 13:14 UTC

    Chilean police charged with shooting and killing Mapuche activist

    The killing of the Mapuche activities sparked riots and arson in Santiago

    Chilean military authorities have decided to press charges against José Patricio Jara Muñoz, the Carabinero (uniformed police) officer who shot and killed Mapuche activist Jaime Mendoza Collío during a confrontation last week in Region IX. Jara Muñoz is accused of using excessive force resulting in death. Mauches are Chile’s largest indigenous group.

  • Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 13:09 UTC

    Brazil and Mexico disappointed with their bilateral relations

    Lula da Silva and Calderon admitted existence of “some mistrust” among the two largest Latinamerican economies.

    Presidents of Brazil Lula da Silva and Felipe Calderon from Mexico called for a strategic alliance between the two countries based on free trade and cooperation between state energy companies Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Petrobras.

  • Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 13:03 UTC

    US media sets eyes on Argentina’s “manipulation of numbers”

    “Mathematically impossible” conclusion is even casting doubt about Argentina's vaunted economic growth this decade.

    Argentina’s Statistics Institute controversy was joined Sunday by a most reputable newspaper, the Washington Post that called Indec numbers a ”manipulation (...) done under pressure from above”.

  • Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 07:55 UTC

    Malvinas Families will inaugurate Argentine Memorial next October

    The cenotaph has been ready since 2004.

    The Commission of Malvinas war Families confirmed to the Buenos Aires press that the Argentine Memorial at the Falklands’ Darwin cemetery will be inaugurated next October in two consecutive Saturdays. An advance party to coordinate the events is expected in the Falkland Islands at the end of the month.

  • Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 00:40 UTC

    Falklands Patrol Vessel Ready For Action

    FALKLANDS Fishery Patrol Vessel Protegat is ready for action since a refit that not only brings the vessel up to UK Maritime Coastguard standards but enhances her fishery protection and research capabilities.On August 16, Protegat returned from Montevideo, Uruguay following a two month re-fit.