Stories for April 2010

Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 03:23 UTC
Taiana calls Gualeguaychú activists to reconsider position and lift pickets

Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana called on Gualeguaychú activists that keep international San Martín bridge blocked for more than three years to “reconsider their ways of action, mostly after the International Court of Justice ruling”.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 03:11 UTC
Cristina and Mujica to address Court ruling’s effects next Wednesday

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and his Argentine peer Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are to meet next Wednesday afternoon in Buenos Aires in what is to be the first encounter after The Hague International Court's ruling on Botnia paper mill was made public Tuesday.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 02:57 UTC
Latam and Caribbean recovering at a “robust pace” says IMF

Latin America and the Caribbean have “weathered the global downturn comparatively well” and are now recovering at a “robust pace,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 02:52 UTC
Mickey Mouse parade to celebrate Brasilia’s 50 years infuriates founding architect

The celebration of Brasilia’s 50th anniversary began Wednesday with a parade of Walt Disney characters that riled architect Oscar Niemeyer, the 102-year-old communist regarded as the “father” of the Brazilian capital.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 02:43 UTC
General Motors repay 8.1 billion to US and Canadian governments

General Motors repaid Wednesday 8.1 billion US dollars in government loans, five years ahead of schedule and nine months after the troubled auto giant declared bankruptcy, signalling that the auto maker may be on the path to profitability.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 01:18 UTC
Chilean Navy incorporates largest vessel ever: a 42.000 tons logistics supply unit

The Chilean Navy incorporated this week its largest unit, a 42.000 tons tanker, AO-52 “Almirante Montt” which will play a vital role in supplying the surface fleet. The tanker was purchased from the US Navy and will replace AO-53 “Araucano” decommissioned after forty years service.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 01:11 UTC
One meter giant deep-sea crab caught off the Isles of Scilly

A giant deep-sea crab has been caught in a fisherman's nets off the Isles of Scilly. The one meter box crab, which has been named Spud, has a missing claw and is being cared for at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium. The species can grow up to 2m and is normally found at depths of 2.3km.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 00:56 UTC
Gays and lesbians accuse Bolivia’s Morales of “state homophobia”

Gay and lesbian organizations world wide are up in arms demanding Bolivian president Evo Morales rectify his statements on homosexuality which were described as outrageous and “state homophobia”.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 00:34 UTC
Banco do Brasil buys 51% of Argentina’s fourth largest private bank

Brazilian government controlled Banco do Brasil will pay 480 million US dollars for a 51% stake in Banco Patagonia, Argentina’s fourth largest private bank. The deal is pending regulatory approval both banks said in a release.
Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 17:46 UTC
Colombian presidential candidate accuses Chavez of interference

Colombia’s leading presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos claimed that Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is intent in interfering in his country’s electoral process that next May 30 will decide on the successor of President Alvaro Uribe.