Stories for July 2010

Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:19 UTC
Toyota, Nissan plan to invest 1.2 billion USD to increase production in Latam

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. will invest a combined 1.2 billion US dollars to expand production in Latin America amid growing regional and export demand.
Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:09 UTC
Intense cold weather in Chile anticipates higher prices for fruits and vegetables

The past week’s intensely cold weather has hit farm in central and southern Chile hard, especially those growing fruits and vegetables. Production is expected to drop sharply and there has already been a 20% rise in fruit and vegetable prices.
Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:01 UTC
Buenos Aires City prepares for the coldest Saturday in recent decades

A polar air mass settled in Argentina the week of July 13, pushing temperatures down across the country and causing rare snowfall in the Buenos Aires province. People in downtown Buenos Aires City bundled up against the cold as temperatures ducked down near freezing.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 19:47 UTC
Falklands FCO official steps in to help Islander mum and new baby home from Chile.

A young Falklands mum, and her prematurely born baby, who found themselves immobilized in Chile due to documentation problems, have made it home thanks to a determined mother and a Government House official.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 19:41 UTC
Colombia joins race to become energy independent by 2020

Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol said it expects to produce 1.3 million barrels per day of “clean” oil equivalent by 2020 and that some 80 billion US dollars in investment will be needed to meet the target.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 15:56 UTC
Falklands’ oil exploration to continue with second Rockhopper drill

Oil fortunes ebbed and flowed this week as one exploration company abandoned its well, another looked forward to a second bumper find, and a new player joined the race for black gold in Falklands’ waters.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 08:01 UTC
Petrobras begins deepwater pre-salt commercial crude production

Brazil’s government controlled energy giant Petrobras began commercial crude production Thursday from a deepwater deposit in the pre-salt region, which the government anticipates will turn the country into a global leader in oil production.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 07:58 UTC
Cold wave in Argentina forces shutdowns in gas powered industries

The cold wave in Argentina has killed at least five people, forced the closure of highways and left most of industry short of gas given the soaring residential consumption.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 07:54 UTC
New UK government retakes Trilateral talks with Spain and Gibraltar

The first set of high level Trilateral technical talks involving a UK Conservative-Liberal coalition government are to take place in Gibraltar next week, it was formally confirmed.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 04:50 UTC
Cuban freed political prisoners request full citizen status from Spain

Seven of the eleven Cuban political prisoners freed and flown to Madrid this week described conditions in Cuban jails, where they lived among rats and the threat of tuberculosis. They also requested Madrid does not categorize them as immigrants.