Politics

Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:00 UTC
Mapuche rebels stage new attack in Argentine Patagonia

A watchman at a Villa la Angostura road construction site was held at gunpoint early Friday by hooded assailants as they set fire to heavy machinery and left a note demanding the release of “Mapuche political prisoners” including the women arrested in the eviction of Villa Mascardi.
Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:27 UTC
Mercosur wheat: Argentina lack of water, in Brazil is has been pouring for the last month

Extreme situations with the Mercosur wheat crop: while in Argentina drought is drastically cutting production volumes, in Parana, one of the leading wheat states in Brazil, rainfall has plagued harvests.
Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:24 UTC
Backlog of vessels with Ukrainian grains waiting for inspection in the Black Sea

With nearly 100 grain-laden ships reaching towards the horizon off Istanbul, the U.N. official overseeing exports from Ukraine is asking Russia and other parties to end “full-blown” inspections of outgoing vessels to ease the backlog.
Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:17 UTC
PM Truss U-turn on tax cuts, names new Chancellor, to avoid her own sacking

After only turbulent 38 days and a quick return from Washington, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday was fired and a former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was appointed to replace him.
Friday, October 14th 2022 - 20:41 UTC
Chilean President says only legal migrants may stay

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday underlined that in his country there were no privileges and therefore foreign residents will have to either regularize their migration status or leave.
Friday, October 14th 2022 - 20:37 UTC
Argentine President meets South Korea's Prime Minister at Casa Rosada

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was welcomed Friday at Casa Rosada by Argentine President Alberto Fernández after arriving Thursday in Buenos Aires.
Friday, October 14th 2022 - 20:34 UTC
IAHRC hearing on Argentine State's responsibility in AMIA case

The Argentine State's negligence in the July 18, 1994, bombing of the AMIA Jewish society and the subsequent investigation is under trial in Montevideo before the Inter-American Human Rights Court.
Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Falklands constitutional debate: can dual nationals vote and stand for office?

Questions surrounding dual nationality have been raised in the Falkland Islands, which could potentially leave a Legislative Assembly seat empty and trigger a by-election, as well as remove the ability to vote for an unknown number of Falklands residents.
Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:36 UTC
Woman who left hate note on Putin's parents' grave arrested

Russian authorities have arrested a woman who left a letter on the grave of Vladimir Putin's parents saying they had “raised a murderer.” She risks several years in prison.
Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Argentina close to new deal with Paris Club

Economy Minister Sergio Massa Thursday announced he was close to reaching an agreement with the Paris Club for the repayment of Argentina's debt due by May 2020, which was affected by the COVID-19 crisis.