Stories for October 2010

Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 01:02 UTC
Falklands’ military tests: CFK complains to UN; UK says it’s 28 year routine

Argentine Ambassador to the United Nations Jorge Argüello confirmed Monday that a copy of the formal verbal complaint to London was channelled to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as a way of deepening the protest over the military exercises being deployed by British forces in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 00:57 UTC
Falklands fishing boat and Argentine Navy “unsettling’ encounter

An encounter between an Argentine Naval vessel and trawler fishing in Falklands waters was described as ‘unsettling’ today by Director of the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department John Barton.
Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 00:55 UTC
The Kirchner couple government “is corroded by corruption”

Peruvian Nobel Literature Prize 2010 Mario Vargas Llosa claims Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner leads a “government corroded by corruption” and said that Argentina is disappearing as a political reference in Latinamerica.
Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 00:49 UTC
Netherlands Antilles disappear, become autonomous within the Kingdom

Dutch Caribbean dependency the Netherlands Antilles has ceased to exist with a change of the five islands' constitutional status. Curacao and St Maarten have become autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, joining Aruba, which gained the status in 1986.
Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 00:48 UTC
Brazilian auto production up but exports threatened by the strong Real

Automobile production in Brazil is forecasted to grow 13.1% this year, more than the 6.5% expansion predicted previously according to the national automakers' association Anfavea. Output will probably end the year at 3.62 million units, Anfavea said.
Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 00:42 UTC
Spanish, the third most common language in the web

Spanish is the third most common language in the web with 136 million users which represents 8% of the total number of internauts in the world, behind English (38%) and Chinese (22%) according to a report from Fundacion Telefonica New York.
Tuesday, October 12th 2010 - 00:31 UTC
EU/Mercosur talks in Brussels to outline ‘work scheme’ for trade accord

The European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc resumed on Monday a new round of talks in Brussels aimed at reaching free trade agreement in the near future after years of no talks. In the immediate the blocs are seeking to outline a “work scheme” that could be kicked off in December.
Saturday, October 9th 2010 - 05:14 UTC
Saudi business delegation visits Uruguay interested in secure reliable food sources

A delegation of Saudi agro-business entrepreneurs headed by the Agriculture minister (and member of the royal family) visited Uruguay with the purpose of establishing a fluid trade exchange and on the long term a strategic alliance.
Saturday, October 9th 2010 - 05:13 UTC
Americas loosing to Asia in the recovery of the European tourist market

With a 14th growth in tourist arrivals in the first half of the year Asia doubled the Americas (7.3%) in the industry’s rhythm of recovery and became the region’s main competitor for the European market, according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization.
Saturday, October 9th 2010 - 05:09 UTC
Uruguay celebrated 25 years as Consultative member of the Antarctic Treaty

Uruguay celebrated on Thursday the 25 years since being accepted as Consultative member of the Antarctic Treaty. The event coincided this year with the XXXIIIth Antarctic Treaty Consultative meeting which for the first time was hosted by Uruguay last May.