Politics

Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Digitalized documents on Argentina's Falklands claim made available to the public

Argentina announced the digitalization of many relevant documents referring to the country's claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and the first delivery has been made available on the web page “Malvinas nos Une” (Malvinas Unites Us).
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Milestone UK/Brazil Double Taxation Agreement

The United Kingdom and Brazil signed a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) this week. The Agreement will provide relief from the double taxation of income in both countries and is the most significant development in the trade relationship between the United Kingdom and Brazil in many years and represents a concrete response to demands from business in both countries
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Prisoner swap between Venezuela, US, a “normal” thing, says Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday said the recent prisoner swap with the United States was a “normal” process, despite controversies around the event.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC
Increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Argentina calls for precaution, not alarm

Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday issued a series of recommendations given the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 17:55 UTC
Lacalle's bold diplomacy compromises future of Mercosur

Mercosur is facing yet a new crisis stemming from Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's eagerness to join any foreign trade alliance no matter what.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Argentina: CFK likens court trying her to “a firing squad”

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) likened the court to a firing squad in her “Last Words” Tuesday before judgment is passed in the case against her for alleged acts of corruption during her two-term presidency (2008-2015) regarding spending by the National Highway Administration (DNV).
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Leaders of the attack US Congress found guilty of “seditious conspiracy”

United States far-right Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes, was found guilty on Tuesday of “seditious conspiracy” along with one lieutenant, Kelly Meggs, for their roles in the US Capitol riot raid on 6 January last year.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Falklands: UK Overseas Territories shadow minister reaffirms Labour's resolute support

Cardiff South and Penarth Labour MP Stephen Doughty has reported on his visit to the Falkland Islands to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Liberation of the Islands, where he paid tribute to the men of Wales who lost their lives during the 1982 conflict and reaffirmed Labour's resolute support for the South Atlantic overseas territory.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Ukraine remembers the millions condemned to starvation in 1932/33 by Russia's Joseph Stalin

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky remembered the victims of the 1932-1933 famine, or Holodomor (death by starvation in Ukrainian) when Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the seizure of all grain and livestock from the newly Ukraine collectivized farms to counter rejection to the Moscow decision.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:56 UTC
Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates

The analysis of hundreds of WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Alejandro Astesiano, the former personal custodian of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, continues to provide investigators with crucial material in an unprecedented court case in Uruguay's political history.