Stories for November 11th 2010

Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 22:04 UTC
Latin American leaders at G-20 call for responsibility from rich countries

Leaders from Brazil, Mexico and Argentina in the framework of the G-20 summit in Korea called on rich countries for a commitment to end the “currencies war” and ensure balanced growth out of the current crisis.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 21:35 UTC
Former FARC hostage claims Colombia treats her “as a criminal, not a victim”

Ingrid Betancourt, a former Colombian presidential candidate who was held captive by the FARC guerrilla for six years, accuses Colombia of treating her “worse than a criminal” since she was rescued in 2008, according to reports in the Argentine press.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 21:07 UTC
“Scandinavian taxes, Central American services” complains Uruguayan president

Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica admitted his frustration in ruling the South American democracy because between the power of the unions and the huge state bureaucracy it virtually “impedes you from getting anything done”.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 20:29 UTC
Chilean government supports Muslim school girl use of ‘hijab’

Yasmin Elsayed, a 9-year old girl who was prohibited from wearing a hijab (an Islamic head scarf) at the W. A. Mozart School in the La Reina borough of Chile’s capital Santiago, was allowed to register again for the 2011 school year this week.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 20:13 UTC
Disappearance of Kirchner further splits Argentina’s main opposition group

Argentina’s main opposition group the so called “Federal Peronism”, dissidents from the ruling movement admitted going through a serious “crisis” because of the diverging opinions amongst its leaders, several of them 2011 presidential hopefuls.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 19:46 UTC
Whales’ skin suffer from exposure to the sun, much like with humans

The sun's rays can “burn” whales' skin, just like they can damage human skin, according to a team of researchers. The scientists studied more than 150 whales in the Gulf of California.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 16:32 UTC
Falklands’ Defence Row

The controversy over Britain’s ability to defend the Falkland Islands against Argentine attack has continued in the United Kingdom with the former Defence Secretary at the time of the 1982 invasion, Sir John Nott, joining in.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:44 UTC
ISA virus outbreak detected on salmon farm in southern Chile

SERNAPESCA, Chile’s national marine fisheries service, has declared an Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak on a salmon farm in the Magallanes Region (XII).
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:42 UTC
Cervantes Institute opening in Gibraltar next December “inevitably” political

Spain’s Instituto Cervantes director Carmen Caffarel has declared that the opening of a branch of the prestigious academic institute in Britain’s Overseas Territory Gibraltar, is “inevitably” due to political reasons, as a consequence of the Cordoba Agreements achieved by the Tripartite Forum (UK, Spain and Gibraltar).
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:36 UTC
Emergency order to inspect all A380 engines; Qantas grounds its six Super-jumbos

European Union’s air safety regulator has issued an emergency order to inspect all Super-jumbo Airbus A380 passenger jet engines after a Rolls-Royce turbine blew up on a Qantas flight last week.