Politics

Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 05:47 UTC
WTO confirms ruling favouring Brazil in cotton dispute with US

United States faces annual trade sanctions of about 295 million US dollars for failing to scrap illegal subsidies paid to its cotton growers. However the punishment, imposed by the World Trade Organization (WTO), is far less than the 4 billion USD that Brazil, which brought the case, had wanted.
Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 04:55 UTC
Argentina increasingly disappointed with the Kirchners and the ruling class

Two months after the mid term elections defeat the Argentine government has managed to recover the political initiative leaving a spastic opposition with little margin. However this has not been enough to neutralize public opinion rejection, which is similar or worse than on June 28th.
Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 03:21 UTC
Official Argentina committee to organize Malvinas Families trips to Falklands

The Argentine government announced the creation of a specific committee for the organization of the Malvinas families coming trips to the Falkland Islands for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 23:32 UTC
Brazil’s plans first nuclear powered submarine for 2021

Brazil expects to have its first nuclear powered submarine in 2021, to be built in the country with French cooperation and equipped with conventional weapons, confirmed Defence minister Nelson Jobim who underlined the dissuasion potential of such a weapon recalling the Falkland Islands conflict of 1982.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 12:16 UTC
Falkland/Malvinas experience repeatedly recalled in Unasur summit

South American leaders “frank and crude” debate last week on the controversial agreement to deploy US forces in seven Colombian bases brought back memories and experiences of the Falkland Islands war between Argentina and Britain in 1982.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 07:33 UTC
Brazil announces sweeping reforms for oil and gas industry

The Brazilian government is set to unveil on Monday a sweeping reform of regulations covering the oil and natural gas industries Monday. The regulatory framework will delineate how recently discovered offshore sub-salt oil deposits should be developed, who will develop them and who will reap the rewards.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 07:31 UTC
Uribe avoided condemnation in Bariloche but could not escape H1N1 flu

Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has the H1N1 virus, according to official sources. The Presidency's Information and Press Secretary of Colombia, César Mauricio Velásquez, read an official release Sunday saying that Uribe has the virus, while National Health Institute sources from Bogotá confirmed the diagnosis. Social Welfare Minister Diego Palacio said Uribe is responding well to treatment.
Sunday, August 30th 2009 - 22:28 UTC
China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean

On November 5, 2008, the Chinese government released a policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean, as it had previously done so for Europe in 2003 and for Africa in 2006.
Sunday, August 30th 2009 - 22:09 UTC
'Major win' for Japan opposition

A historic election win by Japan's opposition Democratic Party on Sunday is likely to buoy Tokyo shares on hopes for less policy deadlock, putting pressure on Japanese government bonds and the yen.
Sunday, August 30th 2009 - 22:02 UTC
US Senator Kennedy laid to rest

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of US senator Edward Kennedy, who was a political force in America for over 47 years.