Stories for February 6th 2011
Brazil and UK ready to sign huge defence contract, say media reports
Brazil with a defence market described as “one of the fastest growing in the world” will be signing a defence agreement with the UK which should open the way for a deal worth “billions of dollars”, according to reports in the Brazilian and UK media.
Geithner visits Brazil to discuss economic and financial cooperation
United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will visit Monday Brazil to discuss economic cooperation. Geithner is scheduled to return on the same day.
Droughts could turn Amazon basin from greenhouse gas eater to source of gases
A long-lasting drought that affected the Amazon Rain Forest last year was worse than the once-in-a-lifetime drought that the region suffered in 2005, and a team of British and Brazilian scientists say it may have a bigger impact on global warming than the US does in a year.
Inflation, an old scourge, plagues Argentina again, says NY Times
Argentina is in the midst of a consumption boom, but inflation that old Argentine plague, has once again fully surfaced, writes the New York Times Alexi Barrionuevo from Buenos Aires.
Inflation in Uruguay picking up pushed by health and food prices
Uruguay’s consumer prices rose in January at the fastest pace since 2008, led by higher health, food and beverages costs, according to the latest report from the National Institute of Statistics, INE.
Unilateral facts, indeed
By Andrés Cisneros for the Herald
Peter Pepper and Graham Pascoe, who have spent years writing profusely on the issue, have just written a new article seeking to enlighten us on Malvinas rights.
IMF urges Uruguay to temper domestic demand and secure a “soft economic landing”
The International Monetary Fund urged Uruguay to focus policies on securing “a soft economic landing” amid a surge in capital inflows to emerging economies and higher commodity prices.
One in three adults worldwide overweight and one in nine obese
“Obesity rates have doubled worldwide since 1980,” according to a study published Friday as part of a series in the Lancet that also looked at global blood pressure and cholesterol trends.
Pod of 80 whales beached on New Zealand coast; at least 14 dead
At least fourteen whales from a pod of more than 80 beached on the New Zealand coast have died, with officials fearing others may be stranded elsewhere after freeing themselves on Saturday.
Argentine aborigine children die of malnutrition and poor sanitary conditions
An Argentine incumbent governor from the northern province of Salta admitted in a television interview that at least five children died of malnutrition last year and so far this year another case has been registered. Cases involve mostly the indigenous population.
