Stories for May 2010

Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:07 UTC
Cuba’s May First Message: “Hard Work and Sacrifice” to Save the Revolution

Cubans were called “to work harder and sacrifice” in support of the Cuban revolution and the island’s Socialist model during Saturday May first International Workers’ Day.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:02 UTC
Corruption Claims in Argentine/Venezuelan Trade Involve Néstor Kirchner

The Argentine political establishment is agitated after the heavy remarks made before a federal judge by former Argentine ambassador to Venezuela Eduardo Sadous, who said local businessmen had to pay kickbacks to former president Néstor Kirchner administration officials to be able to export their goods to Venezuela.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:49 UTC
Organizers Confirm Argentina and Chile will Host the 2011 Dakar Rally

Organizers have unveiled the route for the 2011 Dakar Rally which will start and finish in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and include a section through Chile. The 33rd edition of the “the world's toughest motor-sport event” will be the third to be run in South America after concerns about terrorists moved the rally in 2009 from its traditional route through the Sahara desert in North Africa.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:43 UTC
Cuban “Ladies in White” Allowed to March on Catholic Church Request

Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega announced Sunday he managed to convince Cuban authorities to lift the month-long ban on street protests by “Ladies in White”—the wives and mothers of political prisoners.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 04:14 UTC
Auto Industry Investment Plans Confirm Brazil as One of Five Main Global Markets

The Brazilian automotive industry will invest 11.2 billion US dollars over the next two years to 2012, an amount that tops the 8.1 billion of the three preceding years, local media said Saturday.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:57 UTC
Malaysia Air Force Officers Sue Government Over Missing Jet Engines Found in Uruguay

Five former Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) officers, including a brigadier-general, are suing the Armed Forces Council for wrongful dismissal. They are claiming that they had been wrongfully dismissed after an inquiry held over the two missing RMAF F5E fighter jet engines that were later located in a Uruguayan warehouse, apparently the property of an Argentine company.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC
Aftermath of Ash Cloud: Clogged Airlines Air Conditioning Systems, Warn Experts

Airlines may not have seen the last of the ash cloud crisis, experts said on Sunday. The impact of ash on aircraft air-conditioning systems could be serious, warned aviation lecturer Stephen Wright of Leeds University.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:22 UTC
Benchmark Fishing Treaty Needs Nine More Ratifications to Become Active

Five more nations have signed the FAO-brokered treaty that once it enters into force will deny access to fishing ports to ships involved in illegal fishing. The new signatories include: Australia (27/04/2010), Gabon (26/04/2010), Peru (3/03/2010), New Zealand (15/12/2009) and the Russian Federation (29/04/2010).
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:09 UTC
Norway Takes Over Aluminium Business and Bauxite Deposits in Brazil

Norway’s Norsk Hydro ASA (OSL: NHY), Europe’s third largest aluminum maker, agreed to buy mining and smelting assets from Vale (NYSE: VALE) in a deal valued at 4.9 billion US dollars, boosting its control over raw materials used in production.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 02:48 UTC
Tens of Thousands March Across the US to Protest Arizona’s New Immigration Bill

Tens of thousand of demonstrators marched in over 70 cities across the United States Saturday to protest a new immigration law in the state of Arizona. The law is aimed at those who have entered the country illegally, but critics say it will lead to ethnic profiling of Arizona's Hispanics.