Stories for January 2010

Tuesday, January 26th 2010 - 08:53 UTC
Mujica expects a solution to pulp mill conflict with Argentina by next March

Uruguay’s president-elect Jose Mujica said that the long standing conflict over the Botnia pulp mill, which has soured relations with neighbouring Argentina, will inevitably be solved but he will only be meeting with Argentine authorities and not with the pickets who are blocking bridges leading to Uruguay.
Tuesday, January 26th 2010 - 08:50 UTC
Haiti’s aid and reconstruction plan main challenge: a legacy of failures

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaking at the International Conference on Haiti taking place in Montreal conceded Monday that countries are in for a decade of “hard work” to rebuild earthquake-shattered Haiti.
Tuesday, January 26th 2010 - 08:46 UTC
Redrado barred from Argentine Central Bank, the dispute moves to Congress

Police stopped the head of Argentina's central bank from entering the bank on Sunday evening, hours after he vowed to stay in his job despite a court ruling that the government said meant he had to step down.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 15:03 UTC
Women make up half of the new Bolivian ministerial cabinet

Bolivia’s president Evo Morales began his second mandate with a cabinet reshuffle removing most ministers and complying with the gender parity. The announcement was done over the weekend following his second consecutive inauguration ceremony last Friday.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 14:58 UTC
Venezuela could hold world’s largest oil reserves, says US Geological Survey

A new US assessment of Venezuela's oil reserves could give the country double the supplies of Saudi Arabia. Scientists working for the US Geological Survey say Venezuela's Orinoco belt region holds twice as much petroleum as previously thought.
The geologists estimate the area could yield more than 500 billion barrels of crude oil.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 14:52 UTC
Brazil and Argentina, first countries president elect Piñera will visit

Brazil and Argentina are the first countries to be visited by Chilean president-elect Sebastián Piñera, who added he will accept invitations from Spain and France and anticipated one of his first actions would be to de-freeze relations with neighbouring Peru.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 14:49 UTC
Chile and Argentina consolidate bilateral integration and cooperation

Chile announced that the “Integration and Cooperation” agreement with Argentina, which was stamped by Presidents Cristina Kirchner and Michelle Bachelet last October 30, became effective as of Friday January 22nd.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 14:44 UTC
Lula da Silva’s closest advisor denies a repeat of Chilean scenario in Brazil

President Lula da Silva’s main advisor in international affairs Marco Aurelio Garcia brushed aside the idea that Brazil could repeat a scenario like that of Chile in the last elections, when the opposition defeated the ruling coalition.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 14:40 UTC
White House confident of Bernanke’s confirmation at the Federal Reserve

The White House says it is confident of Ben Bernanke's confirmation as Federal Reserve chairman for a second term.
Monday, January 25th 2010 - 14:39 UTC
Hope for Haiti Now telethon raises 58 million US dollars

More than 58 million US dollars have been raised through the all-star Hope for Haiti Now telethon, according to organizers.