Stories for December 14th 2009
Dengue “yellow alert” in north-east Argentina next to Paraguay
Argentine sanitary officials from the north-eastern province of Misiones declared a “yellow alert” following reports of several cases of the mosquito transmitted dengue disease in several locations of neighbouring Paraguay.
Indigenous “medicinal plant” tourism a few miles from Punta Arenas
When most of us need digestive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory or antibiotic medicinal treatments, we walk down the street to the nearest pharmacy. When the indigenous Huilliche in the south of Chile need medicine, they stroll into the forest.
Argentina: TAC for southern blue whiting, hoki and Patagaonian toothfish
Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council, (CFP) has fixed the 2010 total allowable catch (TAC) for hoki (Macruronus magellanicus), Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) and southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) at 170,000, 2,500 and 60,000 tonnes, respectively.
FAO calls to limit trade of Atlantic Bluefin tuna and several shark species
An advisory panel of independent experts convened by FAO has issued recommendations regarding six proposals to limit international trade in a number of commercially exploited aquatic animals under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Falklands’ veteran, Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands
A former Royal Navy commander of the coalition Naval Training Team re-building the Iraqi Navy at Umm Qasr Naval Base and Falklands’ war veteran is the new Commander British Forces Falkland Islands.
Captain Thicknesse was awarded the US bronze star for his work at Umm Qasr.
Castro and Chavez criticize US at alternative trade summit in Cuba
Cuba's President Raul Castro and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez have criticised the US during a key alternative trade summit in Havana. Castro accused the US of treating Latin America as its “backyard” and denounced a deal giving US armed forces access to Colombian military bases.
London could be pushed into third place by Shanghai as financial centre
London could be pushed into third place as a global financial centre by Shanghai in the next decade, according to a report.
Conservative Piñera faces tougher race in Chile’s January 17 run-off
Chilean Conservative candidate Sebastián Piñera moved on Sunday a step closer to the presidency but he now faces a tougher run-off January 17 when the government is expected to again put its full weight behind incumbent candidate and former president Eduardo Frei in alliance with the Communists.
US priority: job creation over major fiscal consolidation
Reducing the United States budget deficit at the expense of creating jobs in a still-struggling economy would be “suicide,” a top White House adviser says.
Mounting pressure for letting Zelaya leave embassy in Honduras
Honduran president elect Porfirio Lobo said on Sunday he is committed to enable ousted president Manuel Zelaya to leave the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, where he remains under refuge following a frustrated attempt last week.
