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Montevideo, March 21st 2026 - 10:46 UTC

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  • Tuesday, November 15th 2016 - 10:25 UTC

    Macri, Trump bound for closest relationship ever after phone call

    Argentine President Mauricio Macri used to play golf with Donald Trump

    Argentine President Mauricio Macri spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump, who invited him to visit him in Washington next year. “Argentina is a great country, and we will have the closest relationship between our countries in history,” Trump reportedly said.

  • Tuesday, November 15th 2016 - 09:02 UTC

    Trump promises Argentina, a great country, “the closest relation in history”

    “Argentina is a great country and we will have the closest relation between our countries in history”, Trump was quoted, according to the Casa Rosada release.

    “Argentina is a great country” and Argentina and the US will have “the closest relation in history”, according to the official version from the administration of president Mauricio Macri who on Monday was on the phone with president elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his presidential victory.

  • Monday, November 14th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

    Argentina looks forward to a good relation with president Trump, who is no longer “candidate Trump”

    “We have an excellent relation with the government of Obama and will have a good relation with the administration of Mr. Trump”, anticipated Peña

    Argentina has an excellent relation with the Obama administration and this will be the case with a government led by Trump, pointed out Argentina's cabinet secretary Marcos Peña adding that the first signals from the elected president are positive since he is moderating his electoral campaign speech.

  • Saturday, November 12th 2016 - 21:19 UTC

    US Secretary of State Kerry approaches climate change in Antarctica

    As Trump has different views on environmentalism, Secretary of State Kerry takes on the issue in Antarctica

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Antarctica Friday, in preparation for an international climate-change conference to be held in Marrakesh next week, at a time the world foresees different environmental policies under Trump.

  • Saturday, November 12th 2016 - 20:23 UTC

    More flights to Cuba and less around Trump Tower in new US skies

    Flying to Cuba gets easier as opposed to what happens in NYC

    Delta Air Lines will operate three daily flights to Havana, one from Miami, one from New York and one from Atlanta, it was announced Friday - No fly zone (sort of) around Trump Tower in NYC

  • Saturday, November 12th 2016 - 12:17 UTC

    The New York Times open letter to its readers on Trump's victory

    “You can rely on The NYT to bring the same fairness, the same level of scrutiny, the same independence to our coverage of the new president and his team”.

    When the biggest political story of the year reached a dramatic and unexpected climax late Tuesday night, our newsroom turned on a dime and did what it has done for nearly two years — cover the 2016 election with agility and creativity.

  • Saturday, November 12th 2016 - 11:44 UTC

    Where the Democrats go from here

    It is no shock to me that millions of people who voted for Mr. Trump did so because they are sick and tired of the economic, political and media status quo.

    By Bernie Sanders (*) - Millions of Americans registered a protest vote on Tuesday, expressing their fierce opposition to an economic and political system that puts wealthy and corporate interests over their own. I strongly supported Hillary Clinton, campaigned hard on her behalf, and believed she was the right choice on Election Day. But Donald J. Trump won the White House because his campaign rhetoric successfully tapped into a very real and justified anger, an anger that many traditional Democrats feel.

  • Friday, November 11th 2016 - 10:43 UTC

    OAS Electoral mission highlights institutional strength of U.S. system despite polarization

    Ms Chinchilla said that at the end “of a passionate and controversial campaign, citizens were able to express their differences through institutional mechanisms”

    The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) to the general elections in the United States congratulated the winners – especially President-elect Donald Trump – and recognized the civic behavior of the citizens and the officials who participated in the process, in its presentation of the preliminary report on its work, which mentioned the strong points and opportunities for improvement in the process.

  • Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:17 UTC

    Obama and Trump praise each other and agree on a smooth transition, but tension was evident

    Obama and Trump spent roughly an hour and a half in the Oval Office. The purpose was to facilitate a “successful transition between our presidencies.”

    After savaging President Barack Obama before and during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump met him in person for the first time on Thursday and said he had “great respect” for him. President Barack Obama called his conversation with President-elect Trump excellent.

  • Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:08 UTC

    Dow Jones reverses trend after Trump's victory

    President-elect Donald Trump not so bad for markets after all

    The Dow Jones index climbed more than 300 points (1.5 percent), by the afternoon, coming back from an abrupt 750-point plunge as election results came in. Stock markets reversed overnight losses stemming from the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory and and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared to what would be a record closing high as investors assimilated the implications of the Republican return to the White House.