Politics

Monday, May 16th 2022 - 08:58 UTC
Chile's Constitutional Convention releases draft

Chile's Constitutional Convention Sunday published the draft of the text it penned to replace the Carta Magna inherited from 1980 and which was inspired by former military dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Monday, May 16th 2022 - 01:07 UTC
Brazilian road show in New York to attract US$ 40bn investors in transport infrastructure

The current Brazilian government expects to have contracts worth R$ 200 billion (US$ 40billion) with the private sector investing in transport infrastructure by end of 2022. To achieve this end, the Ministry of Infrastructure works to encourage more international financing in the concession project portfolio, as highlighted by Minister Marcelo Sampaio during his roadshow this week in New York.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 22:54 UTC
“Falklands 82: Stories From The South Atlantic,” BFBS podcasts series

The extraordinary and emotive stories of people who lived in the Falkland Islands and those who were there on the ground, in the air, and at sea during the 1982 deadly conflict are being told in an exclusive BFBS podcast. The audio series 'Falklands 82: Stories From The South Atlantic' marks 40 years since Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 20:20 UTC
Uruguay faces a wave of violence that could mean a homicide record – government blames drug trafficking

Uruguay has been experiencing dark hours in terms of homicides in recent days. In the first quarter of this year, there were 96 homicides in a country of some 3.5 million inhabitants, 33% more than in the same period of 2021 and a figure that marks a trend that, if maintained, would mean an annual homicide record in the southern country.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 19:51 UTC
The delicate political situation in Ireland: Good Friday agreement hangs on a thread

By Gwynne Dyer – Four months ago, Jonathan Powell warned that the Good Friday agreement of 1998 that ended 30 years of killing in Northern Ireland was at risk.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Lacalle arrives in Asunción to discuss Mercosur issues

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou landed Friday evening at Asunción to discuss a series of proposals to modernize Mercosur with his hosting colleague Mario Abdo Benítez.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Turkey against Finland, Sweden joining NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday voiced his opposition to admitting Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 08:33 UTC
Brazil invited to abide by OECD codes of good practices

Brazilian economic authorities Friday announced they had received an invitation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council to abide by both the Capital Movements Liberalization Code and the Intangible Current Operations Liberalization Code.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 08:22 UTC
Colombian police suspect “someone close” was behind Pecci's murder

Sleuths investigating in Colombia the murder of Paraguayan special anti-drug Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci suspect someone “very close” to the victim was behind Tuesday's lethal attack on the honeymooning official, it was reported.
Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 07:55 UTC
UK and Norway sign a joint “security, sustainability and prosperity” declaration

A new joint declaration between the UK and Norway has been signed, stating the countries will work together to boost “security, sustainability and prosperity” in Europe and beyond.