Stories for May 2010

Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 04:41 UTC
“Right to Know” Initiative on World Press Freedom Day

A new global access to information initiative launched Monday to mark World Press Freedom Day, will test how easy (or not) it is to obtain information from 30 governments on their anti-corruption efforts.
Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 04:26 UTC
Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Peru Coordinate Mine Clearance Activities

Defence officials from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Argentina will be participating in a high level meeting to coordinate efforts for the elimination of anti-personnel mines which still remain in border fields of the four countries involved.
Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 04:15 UTC
Seafood Prices May Rocket Due to Louisiana Oil Slick; Ten Day Fishing Ban In

United States officials have announced a ban on fishing for at least ten days in waters off Louisiana spanning to parts of the Florida panhandle as the oil slick from a leak spreads across the Gulf of Mexico. Rough weather conditions are complicating crews’ efforts to contain the oil slick.
Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 02:31 UTC
Brazilian Tourists Fully Book Chilean Ski Resorts for Winter Holidays

Brazilians are hanging up their swimsuits and donning snowsuits for this year’s winter ski season in Chile. Ski resorts have built strong campaigns with Chilean operators, agencies and media to increase visits from Brazil to the country’s ski slopes.
Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 01:26 UTC
Kirchner Receives Unanimous Support to Become UNASUR Secretary General

Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner received Monday the unanimous support from country members of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, to become the organization’s secretary general, overcoming differences of previous meetings.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 20:48 UTC
Mockus and his “Green Tide” Upsetting Uribe-Santos Continuity in Colombia

With less than a month for the Colombian presidential election the campaign has reaffirmed the surprising advance of what is known as the “green tide” of hopeful Antanas Mockus, who according to the latest public opinion polls figures ahead of incumbent candidate and former Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 20:31 UTC
Drug Traffickers, Cuba and FARC, Latam’s Main Predators of Press Freedom

There are 40 names on this year’s list of Predators of Press Freedom—40 politicians, government officials, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations—that cannot stand the press, treat it as an enemy and directly attack journalists. They are powerful, dangerous, violent and above the law.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 20:18 UTC
United/Continental Merger Create the World’s Largest Airline

Two US-based airlines, United (NASDAQ: UAUA) and Continental (NYSE: CAL) are merging in a 3.1 billion deal, creating the world's largest airline. The combined firm will have nearly 700 planes, 88,000 workers, and fly to 370 destinations in 59 nations.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:15 UTC
Annual Antarctic Treaty Conference Opens Monday in Uruguay

Uruguay is hosting two Antarctic Treaty meetings which will officially be opened Monday May 3 in Punta del Este by Foreign Affairs minister Luís Almagro. Uruguayan authorities expect an attendance of over 350 foreign officials at the Thirty three Antarctic Treaty Consultative and the Thirteenth Committee on Environmental Protection meetings.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:11 UTC
Kirchners Have Long Term Plans to Remain for Another 10 to 15 Years

Argentine former President Néstor Kirchner harshly criticized a sector of the press and the government's “opposition” in Congress that wants “to set the country on fire”, but in spite of all he was optimistic about a long term plan for Argentina.