Stories for June 2010

Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 01:16 UTC
More divorces than marriages in Chile

For the first time since divorce was legalized in Chile five years ago, couples are getting divorced faster than they are getting married. In 2008, 39,000 couples were granted divorces and 20,000 were married. 2009 saw a similar trend, with 63,021 couples granted divorce, or 9% more than the number of couples married, according to a report in La Tercera.
Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:56 UTC
Most of Pinochet’s 21m USD fortune cannot be legitimately accounted for

A Universidad de Chile investigation has found that of the 21 million US dollars fortune that former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet amassed during his lifetime, 19 million cannot be legitimately accounted for.
Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:50 UTC
Uruguay’s total meat exports in five months reach 613 million USD

The value of Uruguay’s meat exports in the first five months of 2010 totalled 613million US dollars which represent a 33% increase over the same period a year ago, according to the latest data from the National Meats Institute, Inac.Of those 631 million USD, 81% correspond to beef and 5% to lamb and mutton.
Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:43 UTC
Forum on how to recover funds stolen by dictators and corrupt regimes

United Nations, the World Bank and Switzerland are organizing a two-day international conference in Paris to try and associate global financial centres in helping recover assets taken and hidden by dictators and other leaders of corrupt regimes.
Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:35 UTC
“There’s not such thing as a Mercosur parliament”, says Uruguayan lawmaker

There’s no such thing as a Mercosur parliament or Parlasur, simple because it does not comply with the role of a legislative, said Uruguayan Lower House member Jorge Orrico from the ruling coalition.
Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:29 UTC
Chavez announces purchase of second batch of Chinese K-8 military planes

Venezuela will spend 82 million US dollars on a second batch of Chinese K-8 military training aircraft, President Hugo Chavez announced on Sunday. The Chavez regime has ordered 18 of the light attack and training planes from China and last March received the first six.
Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 00:27 UTC
Argentine top magistrate cautions pickets blocking bridge leading to Uruguay

Argentina’s Supreme Court president Ricardo Lorenzetti said that the blockade by Argentine pickets impeding, since 2006 crossing to neighbouring Uruguay, to protest the construction of a pulp mill, is “unsustainable”.
Monday, June 7th 2010 - 10:57 UTC
OAS delegates and business sector agree to promote democracy and social equality

The Organization of American States, OAS, member countries and the business sector agreed in Lima, Peru on the need to strengthen and instigate the alliance between the public and private sectors in order to promote democracy, social equality and responsibility, and the fight against crime.
Monday, June 7th 2010 - 10:53 UTC
Weakening Euro “good for Europe”; 1 Euro/ US dollars parity “not far”

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said that the weakening Euro was good for Europe. “I currently see only good news regarding the euro-dollar exchange rate” Fillon said at a press conference in Paris with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Monday, June 7th 2010 - 10:51 UTC
Uruguay’s May consumer inflation 0.16%

Uruguay’s consumer prices rose in May at the slowest pace in six months amid falling costs for entertainment, transport and communication, according to the national statistics institute, INE. However the accumulated of the last twelve months is above target.