Stories for June 26th 2009
Latest News feedHuman-to-swine A/H1N1 virus contagion in Argentine hog farm
Argentine health authorities have detected human-to-swine transmission of the A/H1N1 influenza virus in a farm in the province of Buenos Aires, it was officially reported Thursday.
Astori’s team looks for support (and funds) from Argentine businessmen
Leaders from the grouping which supports Uruguayan presidential hopeful Danilo Astori cautioned in Buenos Aires that if Senator Jose Mujica is nominated candidate next Sunday, the ruling coalition’s re-election chances could be impaired.
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update
Headlines: Construction team faces a nervous wait; Wind and snow drives cars off the road
Lula da Silva unveils agriculture 53 billion USD support plan
Brazilian president Lula da Silva announced Thursday the 2009/2010 Agriculture and Livestock Plan which will provide the equivalent of 53 billion US dollars in aid, to help farmers take advantage of rising global demand for food. This represents a 37% increase over the previous farm year.
US investigators looking into new Airbus 330 incidents with Pitot tubes
United States aviation accident investigators have launched probes into two recent incidents aboard Airbus A330 jets that appear to have similarities to the failures reported on the Air France jet Flight 447 that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on June 1.
