Stories for June 7th 2012

Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:45 UTC

Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico seal the Pacific Alliance for economic integration

The four leaders signing the documents

Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico signed an accord Wednesday creating the Pacific Alliance to more deeply integrate their economies, and develop new trade links with the Asia-Pacific region.

Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:34 UTC

CFK Malvinas presentation before C24 divides Argentine opposition

Plenty of seats left in Tango 01; many fear a picture next to the Lady

President Cristina Fernandez has yet to fulfil her wish to have the whole Argentine opposition represented next to her when she addresses the UN Decolonization Committee claiming sovereignty over the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands next week.

Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

In anticipation of Rio+20, Brazil creates new nature reserves and closes major land-fill

Rousseff: “more than 80% of the Amazon's original vegetation remains intact”

Brazil announced plans to protect an additional 10 000km² of land and pledged not to let economic woes stop it from implementing other measures to protect the environment.

Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:26 UTC

JBS to sue Greenpeace on report the meat packer bought cattle bred in de-forested areas

Andre Muggiati, Greenpeace Amazon coordinator said JBS has breached the 2009 accord

Brazil's JBS, the world's largest meat company, said on Wednesday it would sue environmental organization Greenpeace for what it called false claims that could cause it to lose business and hurt its image.

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