Pope Francis has blamed poor policies and public administration for Argentina’s inflationary crisis and high poverty levels. In a long interview with the Associated Press news agency, Francis said that inflation levels in his native Argentina were “shocking”. While emphasizing that he does not involve himself in politics, …
A 369 square kilometer, 100,000-inhabitant Caribbean island nation will hold the next temporary presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). During the CELAC Summit’s closing ceremony, it was announced that the organization’s rotating leadership would pass to St Vincent and the Grenadines. The small …
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has pulled out of the CELAC Summit, which takes place today in Buenos Aires, after conservative lawmakers presented a lawsuit against him and Venezuelans in Buenos Aires protested his attendance. His government issued a statement on Monday afternoon, when he was due to meet …
Argentina, 1985, Santiago Mitre’s film about the prosecution team behind Argentina’s landmark Trial of the Juntas, has been nominated for an Oscar in the International Feature Film category, the Academy announced today. Argentina, 1985, which is also on the short list for the British BAFTA awards, recently won …
Alberto Fernández and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today announced that Argentina and Brazil will pursue a series of ambitious bilateral initiatives including a common currency, a boost to gas exports, and a series of joint health, science and tech policies. The two countries’ presidents made the announcements …
Argentina and Brazil will discuss the creation of a common South American currency, their presidents have confirmed. In a joint statement today, President Alberto Fernández and his newly-inaugurated Brazilian counterpart, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, confirmed that the two countries’ economy ministers are to draw up plans with …
Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month and calling for sweeping change. Police estimated the march at around 3,500 people, but others speculated it attracted …
Brazil’s former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings a week ago, was arrested in Brasilia today on suspicion of “omission” and “connivance”. His detention came a day after Brazil’s public prosecutor announced that it had …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US consumer prices fell for the first time in more than two and a half years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and motor vehicles, offering hope that inflation was now on a sustained downward trend, though the labor market remains tight. Americans also got …
