Tag: politics

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 21:19 UTC

  France Demands “Fair and Prompt” Compensation for Bolivian Nationalizations

  

  France's government demanded “fair and prompt” compensation from Bolivia for the nationalization of a power plant half-owned by French utility GDF Suez (EPA:GSZ).

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 21:15 UTC

  “Transgenic Fight Back”: Evo Morales Car Stolen by “Bald Suspect”

  

  A car used by Bolivian President Evo Morales was stolen when the driver went to buy bread rolls for the president's breakfast, officials said.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 21:07 UTC

  A Rousseff Administration Would Continue with Lula da Silva’s Economic Policies

  

  Brazil’s ruling coalition president candidate Dilma Rousseff will continue with the current economic policies of the government boosting the role of state corporations if successful in the coming October election, said José Eduardo Dutra, president of the Workers' Party.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:43 UTC

  Néstor Kirchner as UNASUR Secretary General is an “Embarrassment”

  

  Néstor Kirchner's appointment as UNASUR Secretary-General is “an embarrassment” because “he doesn't believe in dialogue or diplomacy, or the organization as a whole”, claimed dissident Argentine lawmaker Eduardo Amadeo, interviewed by the Buenos Aires Herald.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:24 UTC

  Sale of French Frigates to Taiwan Exposes 591 Million USD in “Commissions”

  

  Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Wu Den-yih praised the decision this week by an international court of arbitration to force French defence group Thales to pay Taiwan more than 591 million US dollars as a sanction for the payment of commissions in the purchase of Lafayette frigates from France.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:15 UTC

  Argentine Judge Annuls Gay Marriage; Congress Debates Same Sex Civil Unions

  

  An Argentine national judge annulled on Tuesday a gay marriage between an Argentine national and a French businessman which took place five days ago, according to the Argentine news agency Telam.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:00 UTC

  Argentine Dictatorship Former Economy Minister Arrested Accused of Kidnapping

  

  Former economy minister José Martínez de Hoz, the economic brains behind the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, has been arrested and transferred to a clinic after an amnesty law was lifted, a court official has said.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 02:51 UTC

  Argentine Government Thwarts Pulp Mill Activists Heading for UNASUR Summit

  

  In what was considered a change in approach by the Argentine Government, several minivans and cars with Gualeguaychú activists that were heading to the UNASUR summit in Campana, Buenos Aires province, were delayed Tuesday by police at a crucial inter-provincial bridge.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 01:27 UTC

  Cuba Fires Ministers, Considers Opening Sugar Industry to Foreign Investors

  

  Cuban President Raúl Castro replaced two high-level government ministers citing errors and incompetence, in the latest round of replacements at top-level government posts. There are also signs that Cuba might turn the sugar industry to foreign investment.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 01:03 UTC

  Two Royal Navy Nuclear Subs Allowed to Sea with “Serious” Potential Risk

  

  Two Royal Navy nuclear submarines were allowed to sea with a safety defect putting the vessels at “serious” potential risk, it was revealed.