Politics

Thursday, July 20th 2023 - 09:17 UTC
Buenos Aires: “Blue” dollar keeps going up amid police raids

Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) Wednesday sold US$ 130 million and 288 million yuan (around US$ 40 million) in a desperate move to keep the “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) quotation from soaring any further after reaching AR$ 527 / US$ 1.
Thursday, July 20th 2023 - 08:32 UTC
Wheat prices soar as Russia bombs grain ships and Ukraine export infrastructure

Wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets after Russia said it would treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as potential military targets, BBC reported. Moscow pulled out of a deal this week that had guaranteed safe passage for grain shipments through the Black Sea.
Thursday, July 20th 2023 - 08:13 UTC
By elections in England could be anticipating Labour victory next year

Three by-elections are taking place this Thursday in England with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives bracing for defeat in all three as Britain’s economic difficulties bite.
Thursday, July 20th 2023 - 08:01 UTC
Falklands Camp MLA Ian Hansen resigns because of health issues

One of the most experienced elected lawmakers of the Falkland Islands presented his resignation on Wednesday 19 July 2023, because of health issues.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
EU-Celac summit's final declaration: Falklands/Malvinas a territory under dispute

The final declaration of the two-day Summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) issued Tuesday in Brussels included in its 13th provision the Falkland/Malvinas Islands as a territory under dispute. The document also condemned Russia's military deployment in Ukraine with a footnote noting that one country (Nicaragua) would not adhere to that point.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:38 UTC
Argentine team starts talks with IMF toward new deal

Argentina's Economic Policy Secretary Adolfo Rubinstein; Chief Advisor Leonardo Madcur; and Central Bank (BCRA) Vice-President Lisandro Cleri started Tuesday in Washington DC a new round of negotiations with a technical team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finalize a new agreement ahead of this year's presidential elections, it was confirmed by an IMF spokesperson.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Uruguay signs green hydrogen deal with EU

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Renewable Energies, Energy Efficiency, and Green Hydrogen” with the European Union to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and held one-on-one meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni on the closing day of the EU-Celac summit in Brussels.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
South Africa will not arrest Putin when he joins BRICS summit in Johannesburg

Any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin when he visits South Africa would be a declaration of war against Russia, the country's president has said. Cyril Ramaphosa made the warning with weeks to go before the international meeting of BRICS, happens in Johannesburg, to which the Russian president is invited.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Where is China's foreign minister, Qin Gang missing since 25 June?

The lengthy absence from public view of China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has sparked furious online speculation, again highlighting China's secrecy. The 57-year-old has not been seen in public for 23 days - his last reported engagements were on 25 June.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Russia v Ukraine: “Tomorrow it could be us,” says Chilean president

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday urged his fellow Latin American leaders in Brussels during the EU-Celac summit to recognize Russia's aggression against Ukraine and warned that “tomorrow it could be us.”