Stories for July 23rd 2010

Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 06:00 UTC
Britain to build airport in mid Atlantic St Helena Island; vital link with Falklands

Britain announced Thursday it had agreed to build an airport on the mid Atlantic island of Saint Helena, which is expected to become a vital link for the Falkland Islands air communications.
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 03:41 UTC
Argentina walks out of Prosecutors organization to protest Falklands’ membership

Argentina walked out of the International Association of Prosecutors, IAP, because the Falkland Islands were admitted as a full member of the organization according to press reports from Buenos Aires.
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 03:36 UTC
Fearing US ‘double-dip’ recession Fed commits making credit easier

The United States Federal Reserve will try to push borrowing costs even lower if the job market continues to languish, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said, offering his clearest blueprint yet for possible additional monetary easing.
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC
Kirchner and Ecuador’s Correa to mediate in Venezuela/Colombia row

Former Argentine president and current Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Néstor Kirchner, “will collaborate in the mediation led by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, in order to overcome the crisis between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments”.
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 02:44 UTC
Argentina imposes antidumping measures on Chinese and Brazilian imports

In spite of the ongoing dispute with China over the soy-oil import ban, Argentina this week imposed antidumping measures in the form of ad valorem rights on multi-processors originated in China and Brazil.
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 02:42 UTC
Brazil patrols Paraguay border with UAV to control drugs and arms contraband

Brazilian incumbent presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff revealed that Brazil is patrolling its border area next to Paraguay with an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) hoping to control the inflow of narcotics, weapons and illegal merchandise (contraband).
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 02:20 UTC
Brazilian opposition links ruling party with FARC guerrillas

Brazil’ presidential campaign has become increasingly controversial with opposition candidate Jose Serra claiming close links between the Colombian guerrillas’ FARC and President Lula da Silva’s ruling Workers Party.
Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 00:14 UTC
Extreme cold kills hundreds of cattle; thousands at risk in Paraguay and Chile

Cattle breeders in Paraguay and Chilean are suffering the consequences of a particularly severe austral winter which has killed hundreds of cattle and threatens the lives of tens of thousands more.