Stories for November 2010

Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:09 UTC
Garré claims Malvinas sovereignty during ceremony at South African vessel

Argentina claimed sovereignty over the Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands and criticized UK’s unilateral actions in fisheries and hydrocarbons during the signing on Saturday of a defence cooperation and development agreement with South Africa.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:08 UTC
Argentina/South Africa sign wide ranging defense development agreement

Argentina and South Africa signed on Saturday on board a South African navy vessel docked in Buenos Aires a wide ranging agreement on defense development and military co-operation.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:03 UTC
Brazil recognizes Argentine sovereignty over South Georgia and South Sandwich islands

Brazil has always recognized Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands but was reluctant to include South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands however that is over, according to a top official from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 21:06 UTC
Random and surprise inspections of fishing vessels docked in Montevideo

Uruguayan authorities begun this week surprise and random safety inspections of fishing vessels docked in the port of Montevideo following a succession of fire incidents, mostly involving Korean flagged vessels which were described as “suspicious”.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 21:01 UTC
Mujica praises Argentina/Uruguay common past; calls for an end to ‘ports’ war’

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica underlined the strong common links going back to the birth of Argentina and Uruguay and called for an end to the “ports’ war” (Montevideo vs Buenos Aires) a rivalry born when the two countries were provinces of the colonial Spanish empire.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 04:58 UTC
Tourism industry generates 9% of global GDP and 8% of world employment

The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest and most dynamic industries in today’s global economy expected to generate about 9% of total GDP and provide for more than 235 million jobs in 2010 representing 8% of global employment.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 03:15 UTC
Argentine economic activity expands strongly in September but at slower pace

Argentina's economy activity expanded strongly in September but at a slower pace than in previous months, according to a Friday release from the country’s Statistics Office, Indec.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 03:10 UTC
Chile launches Antarctic season with 52 scientific research projects

Chile will undertake its most ambitious scientific expedition in almost half a century of Antarctic activities with 52 projects planned for the 2010/2011 season. The activities program was announced by Javier Arata head of the Chilean Antarctic Institute Antarctic Science Program.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 02:37 UTC
CFK ratifies economic model based on defence of Argentine production and jobs

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) ratified the current economic development model with strong government intervention and supported her position with the latest data on unemployment and growth.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 02:30 UTC
Bernanke warns about two-speed recovery which could end in slow growth for all

The United States central bank chairman Ben Bernanke has criticised countries like China that run large trade surpluses. He said that by buying dollars, these countries were hurting the US recovery and the global economy with it.