Stories for August 2010

Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:52 UTC
It is official: Cristina or Nestor will be running for president in 2011

Argentine Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández said Sunday that either Néstor Kirchner or Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would be the candidates for the 2011 presidential elections from the ruling party.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:44 UTC
Paraguayan president while under treatment must avoid contact with people

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo, currently under chemotherapy treatment should concentrate his activities to Government House and avoid mingling with people and exposed to dust in his trips to the interior of the country, warns a member of his medical team.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:35 UTC
Ms Rousseff strongly supports national capital in Brazilian airlines

Brazilian incumbent presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff strongly supported Brazilian majority participation in airlines although admitted not having been in touch with last week’s announcement of a merge between Lan Chile and Tam Brazil to become the largest Latinamerican air carrier.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:20 UTC
Strong rebound of the German economy: GDP 3% growth in 2010

German gross domestic product (GDP) could grow by as much as 3% in 2010, as positive quarterly figures have stoked optimism in Europe's largest economy, Die Welt newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Economy Ministry officials.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:12 UTC
Gibraltar/La Linea dispute triggers ample coverage in UK press

Ashley Fox Tory MEP for South West of England & Gibraltar has written to the UK press about the current developments in La Linea, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:08 UTC
One of Chavez ideologist mentors but disenchanted with the revolution, dies

The retired general and ex-leader of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela, or PSUV, has died, state-run media reported. He was 75.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:03 UTC
Japan’s economy slows down considerably in second quarter

Japan’s economy expanded at the slowest pace in three quarters. GDP rose an annualized 0.4% in the three months ended June 30 from a revised 4.4% expansion in the first quarter, the Cabinet Office said in Tokyo.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 03:52 UTC
China extends influence to Sri Lanka, finances and builds new port

Sri Lanka has unveiled a new seaport, the showpiece among a series of big new infrastructure projects on the island. The port in southern Hambantota was built with Chinese assistance as part of a 6 billion US dollars drive to rebuild infrastructure after the war.
Monday, August 16th 2010 - 03:42 UTC
Bolivian gas and Paraguayan electricity for a deep sea port in Uruguay

Physical integration particularly in energy and access to the sea were two of the main issues addressed by the presidents of Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, (Fernando Lugo, Jose Mujica and Evo Morales), during their Sunday meeting in Asunción in the framework of Urupabol, the regional group which brings together the three countries.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 08:48 UTC
Coal power opposition goes global

Almost 10,000 people from 100 countries have objected to plans for a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, it was revealed yesterday (Friday 13 August) by WWF.