202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000 All months123456789101112 All days12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 All categoriesAgricultureEconomyEnergy & OilEnvironmentFisheriesHealth & ScienceInvestmentsPoliticsReal EstateTourismAntarcticaArgentinaBrazilChileFalkland IslandsInternationalLatin AmericaMercosurPacific AllianceParaguayUnited StatesUruguayVenezuelaVenezuelaUnasurEntertainment List Articles

Stories for December 20th 2010

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 05:32 UTC

  Brazil world fourth largest market for the auto industry: 3.45 m sales in 2010

  

  Brazil has become the world’s fourth largest market for the automobile industry with sales of 3.45 million in 2010, up 9.8% over 2009, and is also attracting massive overseas investments to the industry, reports Anfavea the Brazilian Association of automobile manufacturers.Brazil now stands behind China, United States, Japan and ahead of Germany.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 05:17 UTC

  Stolen fiscal “wikileaks” earn the German treasury 1.6 billion Euros

  

  German tax authorities recovered 1.6 billion Euros this year from citizens who had stashed their cash in secret accounts in Liechtenstein and Switzerland, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 05:09 UTC

  Uribe willing to accept US military forces fearing an attack from Venezuela

  

  Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe considered allowing the U.S. military access to Colombian bases as a way to deter possible Venezuelan attacks, a leaked cable from then-Ambassador to Bogotá William Brownfield says.