Stories for August 2010

Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 08:23 UTC
Lugo returns to Paraguay; Sunday he meets presidents Morales and Mujica

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo is expected Saturday morning back in the capital Asunción from Sao Paulo where he underwent a first treatment of chemotherapy after earlier in the week he was diagnosed with a lymphoma which has extended to the chest and a vertebrae.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 08:21 UTC
General who exposed Cuban influence in Venezuelan army faces trial

A former Venezuelan army general accused of revealing military secrets after he criticized the “Cubanization” of Venezuela's armed forces was told by a judge Friday not to leave the country while the case is being investigated.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 08:03 UTC
Remains of extinct Falklands’ wolf, 'Warrah', discovered by 13-year old

A natural history enthusiast since he was just three, now aged13, Dale Evans a native Falkland Islander has made a remarkable and significant scientific discovery.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 07:58 UTC
Strong unanimous support for the Palestine people from the Chilean senate

Chile’s Senate voted unanimously against custom benefits for Israeli products coming from occupied Palestinian territory, and will formally ask President Sebastián Piñera to pass this bill.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 07:50 UTC
Mexican billionaire buys 44 million USD townhome in New York

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim real estate firm paid 44 million US dollars for a town-home on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, adding to his property holdings in New York.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 03:07 UTC
“Inflation expectations” gear Brazilian central bank rates policy

Brazilian central bank President Henrique Meirelles said analysts were surprised by a smaller- than-expected interest rate increase in July because they misunderstand signals sent by policy makers beforehand.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 03:02 UTC
Crate of Shackleton’s Antarctic-hut whiskey shows liquor did not freeze

A crate of Scotch whiskey that once belonged to famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton was opened Friday, several months after having been rescued from a 100-plus old prison of Antarctic ice.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 02:58 UTC
Four Chilean families concentrate 47% of assets in Santiago’s stock exchange

Four families in Chile concentrate 47% of the assets of companies quoting in the Santiago Stock exchange according to a book titled “Towards an inclusive growth; economic policy proposals” written by economist Luis Eduardo Cerda.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 02:47 UTC
Merger of Chile’s Lan and Brazil’s Tam to become the region’s largest carrier

Two major South American airlines announced on Friday plans to merge and create the biggest carrier in the region. Brazil's largest airline TAM Linhas Aereas will be teaming up with Chile's LAN.
Friday, August 13th 2010 - 07:03 UTC
Unasur, Argentina, Venezuela condemn car-bomb “terrorist action” in Colombia

The Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Argentina and Venezuela were among several to condemn the car bomb attack perpetrated Thursday morning in the Colombian capital, Bogotá that left at least nine people injured and which President Juan Manuel Santos described as a “terrorist action”.