Stories for April 2009

Monday, April 13th 2009 - 07:23 UTC
Paraguayan president ready to face paternity charges

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is ready to go to court on paternity charges filed by a woman who later denied the fact. Communication Minister Augusto dos Santos told reporters that next Tuesday he will answer questions from the press on the matter.
Monday, April 13th 2009 - 06:48 UTC
Fasting Bolivian president cancels trips to regional summits

Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday that he had cancelled his trips to the ALBA summit and the Summit of the Americas because of Bolivia’s internal problems caused by the conflict with the opposition over a law regarding the December 6 elections.
Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 19:09 UTC
Urbi et Orbi message of his holiness pope Benedict XVI

From the depths of my heart, I wish all of you a blessed Easter. To quote Saint Augustine, “Resurrectio Domini, spes nostra – the resurrection of the Lord is our hope” (Sermon 261:1). With these words, the great Bishop explained to the faithful that Jesus rose again so that we, though destined to die, should not despair, worrying that with death life is completely finished; Christ is risen to give us hope (cf. ibid.).
Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 11:20 UTC
Peru: Rebels kill 13 soldiers in the jungle

Peru's Shining Path rebels have killed 13 soldiers in two ambushes in the south-east of the country, the country's defence minister says.
Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 06:22 UTC
Summit of the Americas: President Obama haunted by ghost of Cuba

Mr Obama will announce that Washington is lifting the toughest restrictions on travel to the island for Cuban-Americans and the dollar remittances they can send back to impoverished relatives.
Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 05:55 UTC
Visitor numbers down for Chile’s Torres del Paine

Visits to Chilean Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park were down slightly this tourist season, which began in October, 2008, and ended last month.
Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 05:50 UTC
Chile To Invest $30 Billion in Copper, Gold Projects

Investment in Chilean copper and gold projects is expected to total over $30 billion. Chile is the world’s No. 1 producer and exporter of copper and each 1-cent increase in the annual median price of copper represents an additional $40 million for the treasury of the Andean nation. The median price per pound so far this year is $1.59, compared with $3.15 a pound in 2008.
Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 05:34 UTC
Uruguay: Real Estate Sales Continue to Boom in Punta del Este

While property prices in destinations like Europe and North America have been deeply affected by the global financial crisis, luxury real estate in this renowned South
American getaway remains exceptionally strong.
Saturday, April 11th 2009 - 19:33 UTC
Cruise industry’s trust in further growth suggests continued prosperity in Falklands

Albeit intensely debating the global economic downturn and its impact on tourism, this year’s Seatrade Miami Cruise convention – the world’s most important gathering of cruise industry professionals – has emitted a generally positive signal: The industry believes in continued growth.
Saturday, April 11th 2009 - 18:38 UTC
Google uncloaks once-secret server

Google is tight-lipped about its computing operations, but the company for the first time on Wednesday revealed the hardware at the core of its Internet might at a conference here about the increasingly prominent issue of data center efficiency.