Stories for June 12th 2009

Saturday, June 13th 2009 - 06:11 UTC
US Congress offers support for Peruvian Amazonia land disputes

The United States Government and Congress will support Peru in finding a solution through dialogue, with indigenous communities regarding the improvement of the Forestry and Wildlife Law, which is essential for the for the implementation of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported Friday.
Saturday, June 13th 2009 - 05:47 UTC
Brazil considers G8 is no longer a valid political decision group

“G 8 is over as a political decision group” since “it represents nothing at all” and it’s not a valid instrument to address the reform of the global financial system, said Brazil’s Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim during a seminar in Paris on Mercosur.
Saturday, June 13th 2009 - 05:44 UTC
China, Japan caution about Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton tie-up

Australia's resource minister has dismissed threats of sanctions from China against its two largest mining firms Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
Saturday, June 13th 2009 - 05:41 UTC
“Black boxes” are obsolete technology says air safety pioneer

Whether the black boxes from Air France flight 447 are found or not, the crash has shown that new technology is needed to record a flight's last moments in real-time, an aviation expert argues.
Friday, June 12th 2009 - 21:43 UTC
Payments to Chilean businesses in Venezuela delayed

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has rescheduled his visit to Chile yet again, amidst growing tensions related to his country’s failure to make timely payments to 52 Chilean businesses – a sum amounting to more than 80 million US dollars.
Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:29 UTC
Public opinion rapidly loosing enchantment with Mercosur

Mercosur supports significant institutional deficits, lacks clear bearings, negotiations with the European Union are stalled and there is a devalued public opinion perception of the block, which is attempting to become a customs union.
Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:22 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: “No place for claim” UK representative’s message to Argentina; Community Safety director: recruitment to begin overseas; Swine flu increase in Chile, Falklands still clear.
Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:15 UTC
Clearing the Amazon for cattle and soy a “boom-bust cycle”

Cutting down Amazon forest for cattle and soy does not bring long-term economic progress, researchers say. A study of 286 Amazon municipalities found that deforestation brought quick benefits that were soon reversed.
Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:08 UTC
Lack of snow postpones beginning of Chile’s ski season

Ski addicts will have to wait a little longer this year before they can begin gliding down Chilean slopes. Although ski resorts were set to open this week, the lack of precipitation - and consequently of snow – has forced ski resorts to postpone their openings until at least the end of June.
Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:04 UTC
A/H1N1 flu: Ban Ki-moon cautions against “rash and discriminatory” actions

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned on Thursday against undue alarm while stressing the need for preparedness, as the United Nations health agency announced that the world is experiencing an influenza pandemic caused by the new A(H1N1) virus.