Stories for May 2008

Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Korean fishing vessel fire in Falklands waters

Falkland Islands fire fighters fought a blaze on board a Korean fishing vessel on Sunday night.
Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US nuke carrier in S. Atlantic exercises with Argentine Navy

The huge nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington has reached Argentine waters ready to begin annual naval exercises with its Argentine counterpart in the South Atlantic
Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“A massive violation of the right to adequate food”

The Human Rights Council should convene to discuss the current global food crisis because it is important to view the problem of soaring prices as “a massive violation of the right to adequate food,” a United Nations expert on the subject said this week.
Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
EC delegation checks Uruguay's fisheries plants and vessels

A European Union sanitary mission is scheduled to begin this week the auditing of Uruguay's fishing industry, --processing plants and vessels--, announced Monday Daniel Montiel, head of the country's Aquatic Resources Department, DINARA.
Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Re-Argentinization” of Aerolíneas agreed with Spanish group

The Argentine government and local investors will recover almost 65% control of Aerolineas Argentinas currently belonging to the Spanish tourism group Marsans, according to a brief announcement from the company's spokesperson.
Sunday, May 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dire forecast on Kirchners' Argentina from The Economist

The Economist first May print edition published an interesting article on the rapidly deteriorating political and economic situation of Argentina under President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's. The article is titled “Cristina in the land of make-believe” and the influential magazine states that “dashing hopes of change, Argentina's new president is leading her country into economic peril and social conflict”.
Sunday, May 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US Citibank says Argentina's economy is “getting muddy”

In a report limited to top clients US Citibank forecasted last week that Argentina probably faces “an inflation acceleration accompanied or preceded by a flight of capital, leading to a forced landing”, if the current administration refuses to take measures to contain inflation.
Sunday, May 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: majority disapprove Kirchners and the opposition

Six out of ten Argentines disapprove the way President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is running government and eight out of ten are disenchanted with the way she's addressing sensitive issues such as corruption and handling of the economy, according to the latest survey from Management & Fit released this Sunday.
Sunday, May 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dubai begins expansion of Peru's main port El Callao

Global port operator Dubai Ports World has started the construction of the 300 million US dollars Muelle Sur Container Terminal at the Port of El Callao, Peru.
Sunday, May 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Morales says “referendum failed” but calls for dialogue

The richest region of Bolivia, Santa Cruz voted overwhelmingly for autonomy on Sunday in a vote widely seen as a rejection of President Evo Morales' radical reforms. However President Morales said the referendum “had failed categorically” because less than 50% had voted and called all governors to build a “true autonomy”.