Stories for June 19th 2010

Saturday, June 19th 2010 - 02:46 UTC
Brazil opens steel mill, largest private sector investment in 15 years

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, mining giant Vale Doce CEO Roger Agnelli and ThyssenKrupp CEO Ekkehard Schulz inaugurated on Friday Brazil's newest steel mill, Cia Siderurgica do Atlantico (CSA).
Saturday, June 19th 2010 - 02:11 UTC
BRIC emerging economies will enjoy agriculture boom, says UN-OECD report

The emerging economies of Brazil, India, China and Russia (BRIC) will enjoy an agricultural boom over the next decade as production stalls in Western Europe, a report says.
Saturday, June 19th 2010 - 02:09 UTC
UN calls on Venezuela to withdraw arrest warrant against head of media network

United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression called on Venezuela to withdraw the arrest warrant against the head of the opposition Globovision television network, declaring that it had no right to silence critics.
Saturday, June 19th 2010 - 00:24 UTC
Taiana resigns after “strong exchange” with Mrs. Kirchner; Timmerman replaces him

Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana and a close ally of the ruling Kirchner couple since 2003, unexpectedly resigned Friday allegedly because of “lack of support and differences” in the implementation of the country foreign policy.

Brazil opens steel mill, largest private sector investment in 15 years