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EU reaches long-sought Mercosur deal despite French objections

Yesterday 12:47 European Union and Mercosur bloc clinch trade deal despite objections of France, which will try to block process; Signing and ratification process could take as long as 18 months.

EU chief lands in South America to close contentious Mercosur deal

05-12-2024 13:21 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen lands in Montevideo at the LXV Mercosur Summit, where the goal is to hopefully close the Mercosur Trade Deal. With France's President Macron expressing his distaste, and Brazil's President Lula in support, there is much to discuss this week.

Mujica admits to ‘rude’ critique of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

04-12-2024 11:29 Former Uruguayan president admits comments on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were “not at all diplomatic,” but insists on need for renewal of Peronism.

Lula: Brussels, not Paris, will decide EU-Mercosur trade deal

27-11-2024 23:29 Blockbuster deal between the 27-country European Union and Mercosur countries – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – will not be decided only by France, declares Lula.

Chile President Gabriel Boric denies sexual harassment complaint

26-11-2024 09:20 Through his lawyer, Chilean President Gabriel Boric "categorically" denies allegations foiled in a criminal complaint claiming he sexually harassed a woman over a decade ago.

Mendoza court hears bid to end rape case against French rugby players

25-11-2024 11:43 The Argentine justice began the examination of the request for dismissal for Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, the two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape, nearly five months after the events that occurred on the sidelines of a tour of the French national rugby team.

Rio chaos shows world untethered even before Trump’s return

20-11-2024 16:08 The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro highlighted growing fractures in global diplomacy, as disagreements over issues like Ukraine and the Middle East dominated the agenda, and tensions rose over the role of the West in international affairs.

Juan Donaldo moving from Pink to White House?

16-11-2024 05:59 Javier Milei might be The Donald’s “favourite president” yet Trump’s campaign rhetoric would seem to be on a collision course with the Argentine’s track record after almost a year in office.

by Michael Soltys

Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation

13-11-2024 10:46 Twenty transplant recipients, most of them kidney organ recipients, make up an amateur football team known as the "Chilean Transplant Team."

Paris climate agreement goals 'in great peril,' warns UN meteorologist

11-11-2024 12:11 Paris climate agreement’s goals are in danger, warns top meteorologist Celeste Saulo; Rapidly rising temperatures are placing the planet in danger, wreaking havoc on communities and economies around the world, warns UN agency.