Stories for May 2009

Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 12:23 UTC
Vargas Llosa warned against making political comments in Venezuela

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa was detained Wednesday for more than one hour at the Maiquetía international airport by immigration officials upon his arrival in Venezuela to take part in a Liberal forum of intellectuals hosted by a private organization opposed to the government of President Hugo Chávez.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 12:07 UTC
US reintroduction of dairy export subsidies trigger barrage of criticisms

Twenty-nine countries at the World Trade Organization criticized the United States on Wednesday for reintroducing export subsidies on US dairy products, calling the handouts a dangerous retreat into protectionism and warning of “subsidy wars.”
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 12:03 UTC
Group of countries call of a quick Doha round deal to combat protectionism

A group of exporting countries called this week for a deal in the World Trade Organization's long-running Doha round as the best way to tackle growing protectionism threats in the economic crisis.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 08:46 UTC
Two possible scenarios for Uruguay’s recovery: 2010 and 2013

The Uruguayan economy has two possible scenarios for recovery from the impact of the current world slowdown, in 2010 and in 2013, according to a local economics and social think tank, Ceres and its leading economist Ernesto Talvi.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 08:35 UTC
First two “imported” cases of A/H1N1 influenza in Uruguay

Uruguay’s Public Health Minister, María Julia Muñoz, confirmed the first two cases of influenza A (H1N1) in her country during a press conference Wednesday. One of the two Uruguayans infected is 24-years-old and the other is a 15-year-old minor, who had both travelled to Argentina and returned to their country without apparent symptoms.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 07:20 UTC
Britain’s smelliest cheese named “Stinking Bishop”

Stinking Bishop has been officially voted Britain's most pungent cheese in the nation's first ever contest. Britain's Smelliest Cheese Championships were held at The Royal Bath and West Show in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 06:50 UTC
Paraguay confirmed as free of FMD with vaccination

Paraguay, Colombia and Bolivia have been confirmed to the list of countries declared free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination at the current World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 77th session in Paris.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 06:27 UTC
Foreign Direct Investment in Latam could plunge up to 45%

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America could plunge up to 45% this year as the global financial crisis stalls capital flows and shrinks the region's economy by more than 0.3%, warned the United Nations Economic Commission on Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal.
Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 06:18 UTC
OAS taskforce to evaluate re-admission of Cuba

The Organization of American States (OAS) moved Wednesday to create a taskforce to evaluate various proposals to readmit Cuba into the body, in the face of disagreements on the subject.
Wednesday, May 27th 2009 - 12:09 UTC
Argentine industries union rejects Venezuela in Mercosur

Argentina’s powerful Industrial Union (UIA) urged Argentina's government to revise the possibility of integrating Venezuela as a member of the Mercosur, “after the reiterating actions which have implied the nationalization of companies in Venezuela”.