Politics

Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:40 UTC
Chinese port in Tierra del Fuego controversy: Argentine media and UK blamed for spreading “fake news”

The head of the Malvinas Secretariat from the Tierra del Fuego province, southern Argentina, blames the media, the opposition, the UK, and all those pleased with the current status of the South Atlantic for the spread of “fake news” allegedly reporting that China will be setting a military base and naval outpost in Tierra del Fuego.
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:38 UTC
Brazil ratifies in Germany its commitment to sustainable agriculture and respect for the environment

The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, arrived iis in Berlin to participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). In his first official trip abroad as the head of the ministry, he intends to launch a concerted effort to change the image of Brazilian agribusiness and restore ties with important importers, mainly from Europe.
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:30 UTC
EU and Brazil address the 2007 strategic partnership and bilateral relations

Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin currently acting as President while Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in Argentina for the CELAC meeting, met in Brasilia with the Executive Vice-president of the European Commission Frans Timmermans to address deepening of bilateral relations, in the framework of the 2007 strategic partnership existent between the European Union and Latin America's largest economy .
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:28 UTC
Chilean president's approval climbs two percentage points in January and stands at 27%

The approval of Chilean president Gabriel Boric climbed two percentage points, reaching 27%, according to the latest release from the Cadem public opinion survey.
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:22 UTC
Buckingham Palace announces further details of Charles III Coronation Weekend, May 6 to Monday May 8

Buckingham Palace has announced further details on the ceremonial, celebratory and community events that will take place over the Coronation Weekend between Saturday 6th and Monday 8th May 2023. The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May, 2023.
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:13 UTC
CFK holds private meeting with Honduras President

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Monday met with Honduran President Xiomara Castro at the former's office in Congress. The Central American leader is in Buenos Aires to attend Tuesday's VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:08 UTC
Colombian national believed to have ordered murders of journalists Dom and Bruno

Brazilian authorities Monday said during a press conference in Manaus that they had nearly solved the murders of British reporter Dom Phillips and indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira, which were perpetrated on June 5, last year, in the middle of the Amazon jungle.
Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 19:19 UTC
Uruguayan FM makes a remark on his Ambassador to Argentina after political statements on investors

Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Francisco Bustillo, sent a note with a remark to the Uruguayan ambassador in Buenos Aires, Carlos Enciso, in which he questions the pertinence of his statements in a radio interview. Enciso spoke of a possible drop in Argentine investments if there is a political change in his country's government after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:56 UTC
Uruguay's FTA with China would endanger Mercosur, Vieira says

Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told Folha de Sao Paulo that a possible free trade agreement between Uruguay and China would endanger the future of the South American Common Market (Mercosur). In Vieira's view, such a move would contradict the bloc's integration policies.
Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:51 UTC
Evo says Argentina supports Bolivia co-hosting 2030 football World Cup

President Alberto Fernández told Evo Morales that the country currently holding the football World Cup will support Bolivia's bid to co-host the 2030 finals together with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.