Stories for April 2010

Monday, April 12th 2010 - 05:09 UTC
Hollywood stars support natural park conservation project in Ecuador

Hollywood stars Leonardo Di Caprio and Glenn Close are willing to support an environment-conservation project in Ecuador that would prevent the extraction of 850 million barrels of oil from the Amazon.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 05:07 UTC
Gibraltar’s air link with Madrid ceases as Spanish airline goes bankrupt

The bumpy journey of the Spanish airline Andalus Líneas Aéreas has come to an abrupt end following on the week end’s confirmation that the Madrid-Gibraltar air link had been indefinitely suspended, according to an article from the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 05:05 UTC
Serra proclaimed opposition candidate saying that “Brazil can do better”

A coalition of Brazilian opposition parties officially endorsed economist Jose Serra last Saturday as its candidate in October’s presidential elections under the slogan “Brazil can do better”.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 05:03 UTC
Patagonia indigenous had highly organized, dynamic and hierarchical society

Argentine and Spanish researchers have shown that indigenous societies in Patagonia, the southernmost region of the Earth inhabited by humans over the past 13,000 years, were not static and marginal as had always been thought, but in fact had high levels of social organisation.
Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 05:09 UTC
Rio do Janeiro will host first top level meeting on Brazil’s pre-salt oil fields

The first major top-level industry wide meeting of all leading players in the exploration of the Brazilian pre-salt oil fields will be taking place next in June in Rio de Janeiro.
Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 05:07 UTC
Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, high risk areas for foot and mouth disease

Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador are considered endemic foot and mouth disease regions according to the Pan-American FAM office, Panaftosa, which keeps track of the disease in the continent and has its main offices in Brazil.
Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 05:05 UTC
Rio Tinto joins competitors; agrees to three months iron ore contracts

Rio Tinto has followed rival mining firms and says it is negotiating new iron ore supply contracts priced for three months rather than a year. The move ends years of tradition and is seen as a demonstration of the power the miners have over their customers.
Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
Paraguay record crop of soybeans: 7.48 million tons

Paraguay announced a record 2009/2010 soybeans crop of 7.48 million tons, which is larger that the 6.8 million tons of 2007/08.
Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 04:58 UTC
South Korea confirms several cases of foot and mouth disease

South Korea's Agriculture ministry said Saturday that it has confirmed two more foot-and-mouth outbreaks on Ganghwa Island, 58 kilometres west of Seoul.
Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 04:55 UTC
Major US banks lowered debt levels to mask risks, claims Wall Street Journal

Major US banks temporarily lowered their debt levels just before reporting in the past five quarters, making it appear their balance sheets were less risky, the Wall Street Journal said, citing data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.