About 20 regional leaders at the Rio Group summit in the resort of Cancun, in Mexico, backed Argentina in its escalating row with Britain, after Brazil and Chile pledged their support. Tensions between the former adversaries, who went to war in 1982, rose again last week to their highest level since the conflict, as Argentina [...]
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Latin America’s honeymoon with Obama may be over
Presidente Obama meets Venezuela´s president Hugo Chavez BY ANDRES PENHEIMER Aoppenheimer@MiamiHerald.com Only a few months ago, Latin American leaders hailed the Obama administration as a new beginning in hemispheric relations. But now, the honeymoon is over. Brazil, the biggest country in the region, perhaps emboldened by its steady economic growth, oil discoveries and a recent [...]