Stories for March 2010

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 22:50 UTC
Lula da Silva wants Hamas and Hezbollah in Mid East negotiations table

Brazilian president Lula da Silva said he is willing and available to begin talks with the Palestine Hamas organization, as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah and even Iran, to reach peace in the Middle East.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 22:10 UTC
Uruguay on the world’s viticulture map with its distinctive Tannat wines

Argentina has its Malbec; Chile has its Carmenere and now Uruguay, not to be out-classed by its more famous wine-producing neighbours, is taking the world of viticulture by storm, with its distinctive Tannat wines.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 14:32 UTC
Hillary Clinton announces US support for Insulza’s OAS re-election

The United States will support Chile’s Jose Miguel Insulza in his bid for another five years as head of the Organization of American States, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday in a letter to the OAS secretary-general.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:43 UTC
Falklands’ oil dispute: Argentina presents its case and backgrounds to OAS

Argentina presented before the Organization of American States, OAS, documents on recent British decisions and actions referred to the disputed Falkland Islands and requested they be made public to all members of the OAS General Assembly.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:39 UTC
Unsafe water kills more people than war, Ban says on World Day

More people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday, calling for better protection and sustainable management of one of the Earth’s most precious resources on the occasion of World Water Day.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:36 UTC
Google is “totally wrong” in stopping filtering Chinese site, warns Beijing

Google Inc. is “totally wrong” in stopping censorship of its Chinese-language search results and blaming China for “alleged hacker attacks,” Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday, citing an unidentified government official.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC
European Union remains divided over monetary aid to Greece

The president of the European Commission challenged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to rise above domestic politics and agree on a financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece to help preserve European monetary union.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:30 UTC
Bloated budget with limited margin, for Lula da Silva’s successor

Whoever succeeds Brazilian President Lula da Silva next January will receive a budget highly committed to infrastructure and with limited margin for economic decision-making according to Sunday reports in the Rio do Janeiro press.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:18 UTC
Green light for Argentina to restructure 20 billion in defaulted debt

Argentina has US regulatory approval to restructure 20 billion USD in defaulted debt and expects to launch the deal within three weeks, announced the government on Monday.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:13 UTC
Drug abuse among teenagers in several South American countries

The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), and the United Nations (UN), through its Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), presented in Vienna the latest joint study on drug consumption among student populations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.