MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 14th 2008
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay sets new Guinness record with a 12 ton barbecue
Over a thousand grill chefs helped Uruguay establish a new Guinness record when on Sunday they prepared the biggest barbecue in the world, 12 tons of prime beef and thus beating the previous 8 ton record from Mexico.
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Sniffs of another major oil discovery offshore Brazil
Brazil's government managed oil corporation Petrobras said late Monday that more conclusive data on the Carioca ultra deep pre salt basin discovery potential “will only be known after other phases in the assessment process have been completed”.
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands restore Argentine tank after 26 years
An Argentine Panhard armored car which escaped damage despite the fact it took part in the 1982 Falkland Islands war and spent the following 25 years on a training range has been rescued and brought to Stanley to be renovated.
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Former bishop retains lead in Paraguay's presidential race
With five days for next Sunday's Paraguay's presidential election former Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo is still the front-runner but his lead over rival candidates has narrowed, according to a public opinion poll published on Ultima Hora Sunday's edition.
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US fourth largest bank looking for 7 billion cash injection
The United States fourth-largest bank Wachovia Corporation reported a 393 million US dollars loss in the first quarter and has been forced to cut its dividend and seek a 7 billion US dollar cash injection to make up its mortgage business.
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Protestors win half victory over Japanese whaling fleet
Japan blamed the failure of its whaling fleet to net little more than half its target catch this year to “relentless interference” from environmentalists and described the situation as “regrettable”.
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Monday, April 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Massive production of bio-fuels: “crime against humanity”
Massive production of bio-fuels is “a crime against humanity” because of its impact on global food prices, said on Monday United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food, Jean Ziegler.
