Tag: President Barack Obama

• Friday, January 13th 2012 - 19:51 UTC

  Obama asks Congress for a 1.2 trillion dollars increase in US debt limit

  

  US President Barack Obama formally notified Congress that he plans a 1.2 trillion dollars increase in the US debt limit, setting the stage for Republicans to level election-year charges that deficits are out of control.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 00:32 UTC

  Chavez tells Obama “leave us alone” and called him “clown” and an “embarrassment”

  

  President Hugo Chavez called on Barack Obama to stop meddling in Venezuelan affairs, “leave us alone” and described the US leader as a “clown” and an “embarrassment”. Chavez is currently in Montevideo for the Mercosur summit.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2011 - 00:01 UTC

  Obama joins the Mercosur controversy over the incorporation of Venezuela

  

  President Barack Obama has accused the government of Venezuela of threatening “basic democratic values” ahead of elections next year. He added that close relations with Iran and Cuba did not serve the interests of the Venezuelan people.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 07:12 UTC

  Euro rescue deal limited to 17-EU countries and with a March deadline

  

  Attempts to rescue the Euro will focus on a deal among the 17 nations that use the single currency, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said early Friday.

• Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:41 UTC

  US about turn: now it supports loans to Argentina in multilateral credit organizations

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Wednesday the unanimous approval of a 400 million dollar credit to Argentina in order to improve the infrastructure of the country’s poor neighbourhoods.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2011 - 23:50 UTC

  “It’s a good joke…I’m hoping for a tie for Christmas” from Benetton

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez laughed off a Benetton advertisement that showed him kissing his ideological adversary and US counterpart Barack Obama, admitting that it was a “good joke.”

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  US and EU agree to begin talks on a trans-Atlantic economic and trade pact

  

  The United States and European Union agreed on Monday to develop a plan to capitalize on already strong economic ties to create more jobs and fuel economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Monday, November 21st 2011 - 07:25 UTC

  Obama and Wen Jibao have ‘constructive’ exchange on the South China Sea issue

  

  President Barack Obama was encouraged by the constructive tone of a discussion about the South China Sea issue at an East Asia leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia, a senior US official said.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 07:20 UTC

  US is all in a “Pacific power”, Obama tells Australia (and China)

  

  President Barack Obama said that the Asia-Pacific region will play a key role in defining the world's future. “The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay,” he stated in a speech to the Australian Parliament, sending a clear message to Beijing.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2011 - 21:01 UTC

  Unhate campaign launches a round of kissing among world leaders

  

  Benetton, the Italian family-controlled clothing empire, looks set to raise a few eyebrows, as it unveiled a new worldwide communication “Unhate” campaign that features political and faith leaders like Pope Benedict XVI, German chancellor Angela Merkel, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez kissing.