Stories for April 14th 2010

Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 07:59 UTC
“We are building a global role for Argentina”, says CFK after meeting Obama

“We are building a global role for Argentina that it did not have until now” said Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) following a meeting with US President Barack Obama Tuesday in the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 07:57 UTC
Argentine media warns hake fishery heading for a major disaster

The dwindling stock of hubbsi hake in the South Atlantic and the Argentine government’s passive (irresponsible?) attitude anticipates a major fishery disaster points out Buenos Aires La Nación Tuesday edition.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:56 UTC
Brazil signs in the Pentagon wide ranging defence cooperation agreement

Brazil and United States signed a military cooperation agreement Monday in the Pentagon, Washington that both sides underlined as an example of partnership and transparency for the Americas.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:52 UTC
Uruguay/Argentina prepare for International Court ruling on bilateral dispute

A Uruguayan multi-party delegation will be present in The Hague next week when the International Court of Justice makes public its ruling on the Argentine/Uruguayan dispute over the construction of a pulp mill along shared waters.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:12 UTC
“Avatar” director joins battle against huge dam in the Amazon

Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, director of “Avatar,” promised this week to “tell the world” about the opposition of Indians and peasants to the construction in the Brazilian Amazon of the world’s third-largest hydroelectric dam.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:09 UTC
Cuba calls for an efficient agriculture to cut annual 1.5 billion USD food imports

Cuba continues to spend more than 1.5 billion US dollars a year on food imports, Vice President Jose Ramon Machado said while urging farmers to boost production, Communist Party daily Granma reported Monday.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:07 UTC
US botanist expert in ethanol production elected to Argentina’s Sciences Academy

Elizabeth Kellogg from the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Botanical Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences of Argentina.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 01:26 UTC
Brazil believes the Chinese currency will appreciate “a bit more” this year

China may let the Yuan gain “a bit more” within 12 months as the world’s third-largest economy moves away from a currency policy that creates distortions, Brazilian central bank President Henrique Meirelles said.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 00:30 UTC
US trade deficit widens as US economy recovers from recession

The US trade deficit widened to 39.7 billion US dollars in February, as import growth continued to outpace exports. The overall trade deficit increased by 2.7 billion from January, the Commerce Department said.