Stories for May 2010

Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 02:24 UTC
Euro Zone and IMF Agree to 110 Billion Euro Aid for Greece; Summit in Brussels

Euro zone members and the IMF have agreed to a 110 billion Euro (146.2 billion US dollars) three-year bailout package to rescue Greece's embattled economy. In return for the loans, Greece will make major austerity cuts which Prime Minister George Papandreou said involved “great sacrifices”.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 02:16 UTC
Colombia’s Uribe Warns Nationalizations Lead to “Major Social Defeats”

Colombian president Alvaro Uribe questioned Latin American countries that are moving along the path of nationalization of corporations and warned that erasing private sector investments only anticipates “major social defeats”.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 01:51 UTC
FAO Urges Heightened International Surveillance Against Foot and Mouth Disease

FAO urged heightened international surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following three recent incursions in Japan and South Korea.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 01:31 UTC
Argentina has “High Expectations” for Mr. Kirchner as UNASUR Chairman

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo said this weekend that the Argentine government has “high expectations” that former president Nestor Kirchner will be named next Tuesday as secretary general of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR. In that case the UNASUR headquarters would move from Ecuador to Buenos Aires.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:49 UTC
UNASUR Summit Convenes in Buenos Aires with Backlog of Controversial Issues

The extraordinary summit of presidents of countries members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is to debate next Tuesday in Buenos Aires an agenda dominated by the intention of former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner to run for the post of Secretary General of the regional bloc.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:44 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court Judge says Botnia Pickets are “Illicit, but not Illegal”

An Argentine Supreme Court Judge has said that the pickets blocking an international bridge linking neighbouring Argentina and Uruguay to protest the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side are “illicit but not illegal”.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:36 UTC
Argentina Publishes Terms of the Defaulted 20 Billion Bonds Swap

The Argentine government has published the offer to swap 20 billion US dollars in defaulted bonds on specialized media around the globe and on www.argentina2010offer.com website.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:28 UTC
Mrs Kirchner Main Speaker at Anniversary of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gave the main speech Friday during the opening of the “Che Guevara” movie theatre at the Buenos Aires Museo de la Memoria (Memory Museum) in the framework of celebrations for the 33rd anniversary of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo organization.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:08 UTC
As BP Oil Spill Advances; Florida Declares State of Emergency

State of Florida Governor Charlie Crist declared on Friday a state of emergency in coastal counties because of the threat from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 07:38 UTC
Under the Banner “We Are All Arizona” Thousands will Protest May First in the US

The United States immigrant community will be taking to the streets on Saturday May first—International Workers' Day—in 70 cities to demand migration reform and to protest an Arizona law which criminalizes illegal immigration.