Politics

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 08:47 UTC

  Full support for Brazilian incumbent presidential pre-candidate

  

  Brazilian cabinet chief Dilma Rousseff, and presidential hopeful for next year’s election, said that very soon she would no longer need to use a wig, forced on her since she had to undergo chemotherapy treatment.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 08:43 UTC

  Ecuadorean oil in exchange for Chinese credits, cooperation and war planes

  

  Ecuador and China signed this week three cooperation agreements worth 442 million US dollars including a loan to buy four warplanes, announced the Ecuadorian government. The two countries are also planning joint operations in developing oil fields in the Amazon zone.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 08:36 UTC

  Dubai’s financial health sends shock waves to world markets

  

  European, Asian and Latinamerican shares have been hit by concerns over Dubai's financial health, after a government-owned company asked for an extension on repaying its debts.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 05:22 UTC

  Honduras Supreme Court supports Zelaya’s ousting procedure

  

  Honduras Supreme Court apparently has supported the ousting of deposed President Manuel Zelaya according to judicial sources which makes his reinstatement highly improbable.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 05:14 UTC

  Brazilian Senate further delays vote on Mercosur incorporation of Venezuela

  

  Former Brazilian president and head of the Senate Jose Sarney said that the upper house has no interest “for the moment” in casting a vote on the Protocol papers for the incorporation of Venezuela as the fifth full member of Mercosur.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 05:12 UTC

  South America backs Argentina/Uruguay bid to host 2030 World Cup

  

  South American football's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay.

• Thursday, November 26th 2009 - 13:47 UTC

  President Vazquez will personally congratulate his successor Sunday night

  

  Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez will personally congratulate the winner of Sunday’s presidential election run-off, which has two hopefuls: the ruling coalition Jose Pepe Mujica who leads with a comfortable margin in public opinion polls, and the opposition candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle.

• Thursday, November 26th 2009 - 13:43 UTC

  Chile and Argentina celebrate 25 years of peace treaty with Benedict XVI

  

  Pope Benedict XVI will receive Saturday in the Vatican the presidents from Argentina and Chile to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty which avoided a full fledged war between the neighbouring countries over the Beagle channel and three mostly uninhabited islands in the extreme south of Tierra del Fuego.

• Thursday, November 26th 2009 - 13:38 UTC

  Morales after a two thirds majority in Congress in Bolivia’s December elections

  

  A record 5.13 million Bolivians are registered to vote in the coming elections of December 6th when President Evo Morales will attempt his re-election. However the electoral battle in concentrated in having control over the Legislative.

• Thursday, November 26th 2009 - 13:37 UTC

  Argentina admits delay in bonds swap offer for holdouts

  

  Argentina’s planned offer to swap as much as 20 billion US dollars of defaulted debt to help it re-enter international credit markets for the first time since 2001 may be delayed until January, admitted Economy Minister Amado Boudou.