Stories for November 1st 2011
Argentina among top world exporters of chicken meat, while beef loses clout
Argentina is currently ranked among the world’s top six exporters of chicken meat (breast and legs) while in beef has dropped to position nine, according to the latest data from the US Department of Agriculture, USDA.
Revelations on Chavez health condition were done ‘on request from the family’
Salvador Navarrete the doctor who had to abandon Venezuela after revealing that President Hugo Chavez life expectancy is two years, because of a pelvic cancer, said he proceeded on request from members of the president’s family.
Paraguayan FMD outbreak in September was caused by “human negligence”
Paraguay’s Livestock Service has confirmed that negligence in the handling of foot and mouth disease vaccines was the cause for the September FMD outbreak that forced the country to cease exports. The announcement discards doubts about the quality of the vaccines.
Amnesty helps anti-mafia lawmaker leave Brazil following death threats
A high-profile state congressman in Rio de Janeiro who investigated criminal militia groups is leaving Brazil after he said police found at least seven death threats against him this month.
Latin America will demand at G20 summit greater voice for emerging economies
The Latin American block arrives this week at the G20 summit in Cannes with a consensus spearheaded by the strong political standing of Brazil in global affairs and with criticisms to the way in which the European Union and the US are managing their respective “crises”.
Merkel and Sarkozy determined to implement EU bailout plan for Greece
Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy are “determined” to implement the EU bailout plan for Greece. That was the outcome of an emergency phone call between the two chiefs of state ahead of a G20 summit Wednesday.
Boudou says Argentine foreign exchange market with stabilize in a few days
Argentina’s Economy Minister, Amado Boudou, came on stage again on Tuesday to bring calm to markets Monday’s debut of the very strict measures in the foreign exchange market strongly limiting the purchase of US dollars.
Don’t forget poor nations, victims of Euro crisis, World Bank tells G20
Development banks could provide up to 200 billion dollars in financing to help poor nations deal with shockwaves caused by the European sovereign debt crisis, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday.
IberoAmerican summit a “failure”: Latam has its own voice in world affairs
Spanish media criticized harshly the latest Ibero-American summit in Paraguay last Saturday arguing that the non attendance of 11 of 22 leaders of the region can only be described as a failure of Madrid’s diplomacy and disrespect for the Spanish representatives.
ILO warns G20: risks of ‘social unrest’ in 45 countries because of lack of jobs
The global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that may ignite social unrest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned. It will take at least five years for employment in advanced economies to return to pre-crisis levels, it said.
