Politics

Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Paraguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?

Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still has full diplomatic relations with Taipei, and continues to give its back to Beijing, but this could be changing or in a transition process.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Secretary General of Elysée Palace indicted for allegedly not disclosing family and job links to MSC cruises

To powerful figures of French president Emmanuel Macron cabinet have been indicted on Monday for alleged matters of conflict of interest. One of them is the Justice minister, Eric Dupont-Monetti, while the other is Alexis Kohler, secretary general of the Elysee Palace who has been indicted in relation to ties with the Swiss-Italain shipping and cruise company MSC.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Leftwing organizations hold bartering fair in front of Casa Rosada

Social organizations have staged a countertrade fair at Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo (in front of Casa Rosada, the Presidential HQ) and at other squares nationwide to protest against what they call the demise of the monthly wage.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Prosecutor asked Interpol to issue red alert for Uruguayan passports of Russians in Lacalle Pou's bodyguard case

Uruguayan prosecutor Gabriela Fossati, in charge of the investigation into the case of President Luis Lacalle Pou's former chief of custody, Alejandro Astesiano, requested that Interpol issue a red alert on the passports of Russian citizens with Uruguayan nationality.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:55 UTC
Bolsonaro's PL candidates record shocking victories nationwide

In addition to questioning what most pollsters had forecast for the presidential elections, Jair Bolsonaro's political alliance achieved encouraging results Sunday as the Liberal Party snatched 99 seats in Congress (23 more than it already has).
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:35 UTC
Blinken takes adventurous trip into left-leaning Latin America

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting Monday a most unusual Latin American tour through which President Joseph Biden's administration seeks to follow up on the goals agreed upon during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro makes it to the runoff against Lula despite some polls

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the leftwing Workers' Party (PT) edged the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) in Sunday's elections by 48.42% against 43.21% of the votes, which shows a divided country after weeks of violent incidents related to the electoral campaign.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Fernandez upgrades Falklands strategic position; promises to reinforce military presence in southern Argentina

Argentine president Alberto Fernández again claimed sovereignty over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands, “usurped” by the United Kingdom, asking London to comply with international resolutions, since “this occupation could limit the flow of vessels between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the access to Antarctica.”
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Argentine student winner of Falklands' competition travels to the Islands “with an open mind”

“Since a child I have been passionate about the Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK, which was reinforced by the stories from my uncle who was a member of the Argentine crew sent to South Georgia to scrap the remains of the rusting whaling station”, reveals Braian Espinoza Salazar, an Argentine International Relations student at the Mendoza University.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Tory MPs furious with Liz Truss mini-budget: she's playing into the hands of Labour

The shockwaves from the mini-budget presented by Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng are still reverberating in the markets and politically more damaging, among members of the ruling Conservative party.