Embrace Trade, Not Chávez National Review | By the Editors | This past weekend's Summit of the Americas, in Trinidad and Tobago, was a carnival of platitudes and absurdities. As a "gift," Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez gave Pres. Barack Obama a radical-left history book written by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano. Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega d...
Swine flu sends ship home early to Aruba The Miami Herald | ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Aruban health authorities checked passengers and crew from the cruise ship Ocean Dream on Friday for signs of the swine flu that cut short their Caribbean trip, and some could find themselves spending still more time on board. ...
A matter of morality. Philadelphia Daily News He takes First World nations to task | By Tirdad Derakhshani | Inquirer Staff Writer You won't like what Eduardo Galeano has to say. | The Uruguayan author, who read from his new book, , June 2 at the Free Library of Philadelphia, is the Superman of ...
Gaga over Kaka Hong Kong Standard AC Milan have denied reports in Spain that Brazilian playmaker Kaka has signed for Real Madrid in a 65 million euro (HK$ 716 million) deal. | //--> Thursday, June 04, 2009 | AC Milan have denied reports in Spain that Brazilian playmaker Kaka has sign...
Peru maintains growth despite global recession The Miami Herald | While much of Latin America is facing negative economic growth this year, Peru is weathering the world economic recession far better than most of its neighbors. | It is expecting economic growth of 4 percent in 2009, said Luis M. Valdivieso, Peru's...
Argentina: Diverse, rich and successful The Times Of India | Text: As an investment destination, Argentina offers investors a dynamic, profitable and open economy with a wide range of investment opportunities in sectors with global growth potential. Talen...
Barter clubs expose Argentina's weakness CNN By Brian Byrnes | CNN | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- They line up early every Saturday morning at the decrepit gymnasium that houses the La Matanza Barter Club. | Club members shuffle in carrying sacks stuffed with everything from homemade clothing to ...
Geodesic buys Interactive Networks Business Journal | Geodesic Ltd., which focuses on mobile and desktop communication and entertainment, said Monday it acquired Interactive Networks Inc. | Geodesic, which has U.S. headquarters iin Santa Clara, did not provide financial terms of the deal. | Montevideo...
Mexico soccer clubs leave tournaments in flu spat The Guardian * Players from Uruguay, Brazil refuse to travel to Mexico * Mexican players complain of virus-related taunts (Recasts with wider pullout, adds details, byline) By Carlos Pacheco MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - Mexican soccer teams on Friday pulled out...
Embrace Trade, Not Chávez National Review | By the Editors | This past weekend's Summit of the Americas, in Trinidad and Tobago, was a carnival of platitudes and absurdities. As a "gift," Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez gave Pres. Barack Obama a radical-left history book written by Uruguayan a...
What Can Obama Do in Latin America? Middle East Online How The Nation Magazine Saved the American Empire | What if Barack Obama had picked the Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel or Democracy Now! anchor Amy Goodman to advise him at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago this week? Unlikel...
Uruguay off tax haven 'black list': OECD The Times Of India | Text: PARIS: Uruguay has been taken off the OECD blacklist of tax havens that had not agreed to respect international standards, after assurances from the country's finance minister, the organis...
What Can Obama Do in Latin America? Middle East Online How The Nation Magazine Saved the American Empire | What if Barack Obama had picked the Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel or Democracy Now! anchor Amy Goodman to advise him at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago this week? Unlikel...
Uruguay off tax haven 'black list': OECD The Times Of India | Text: PARIS: Uruguay has been taken off the OECD blacklist of tax havens that had not agreed to respect international standards, after assurances from the country's finance minister, the organis...
G-20 leaders blacklist 4 tax havens The Times Of India | Text: PARIS: The OECD has placed Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Philippines and Uruguay on its blacklist of non-cooperative tax havens, as part of efforts agreed at the Group of 20 summit to crack do...
Venezuela’s Hope of More Sway Dims as Riches Dip World Security Network President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, left, and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. | CARACAS - President Hugo Chávez's push to extend his sway in Latin America is waning amid low oil prices and disorder in Venezuela's own energy industry. | In recent years, Mr. Chávez has used his nation's oil wealth to drive his socialist...
