Stories for 2010

Friday, April 30th 2010 - 05:14 UTC
Overwhelming Majority of Uruguayan Children access Internet Regularly

An overwhelming majority of Uruguayan children between the ages of 6 to 11 regularly use Internet according to a recent report from consultants Radar. The Seventh Profile on Uruguay’s Internauts shows that 85% of children use the net which represents a 30% increase over 2008 when the rate was 55%.
Friday, April 30th 2010 - 03:04 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard Arrests Korean Jigger for Illegal Fishing

A Korean jigger was arrested this week in the South Atlantic by the Argentine Coast Guard allegedly for illegal fishing and a catch of 80 tons of squid was seized.
Friday, April 30th 2010 - 02:49 UTC
LAN Plans to Invest 2.83 Billion USD in 2010/2013 to Expand its Fleet

LAN (NYSE: LFL), Chile's dominant airline and flag carrier, announced Thursday it would invest 2.83 billion US dollars between 2010 and 2013 to expand its fleet. CEO Jorge Awad told a shareholder meeting the company would invest 500 million USD in 2010 and 1 billion USD in 2011 to purchase both short and long-haul aircraft.
Friday, April 30th 2010 - 01:44 UTC
Academic Analysis of the Gibraltar-Spain-UK Dialogue Process

The book “Gibraltar y el Foro tripartito de Diálogo” that was recently published by the University of Cádiz, was presented in Gibraltar earlier this week. Gibraltar’s Minister for Culture coordinated the presentation at a press conference in the Mackintosh Hall.
Friday, April 30th 2010 - 01:16 UTC
Repsol YPF Plans to Raise Cash to Keep Expanding in Brazil

Repsol YPF S.A. (BMAD:REP), Spain’s biggest oil company, is considering the sale of about 40% of its Brazil assets in an initial public offering as early as this year, company executives said Thursday on a conference call.
Friday, April 30th 2010 - 00:24 UTC
Brazil’s Lula da Silva Named “Most Influential World Leader” by Time Magazine

Brazilian President Lula da Silva has been named the most influential leader in the world by Time Magazine, ahead of US President Barack Obama who is ranked fourth. No European leader figures among the top 25.
Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 18:59 UTC
Fish Meal Price Rockets Because of Chilean Earthquake Damage to Plants

The earthquake in Chile earlier this year destroyed Chilean processing plants tightening world supply of fishmeal and causing world market prices to hit an all-time high. Chile is the world’s second biggest exporter of fishmeal, second only to Peru.
Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 18:49 UTC
Australia Opens Brine Shrimp Farm, Key Component in Aquaculture Food Chain

Australian Fisheries Minister Norman Moore embraced the aquaculture potential of Western Australia with the opening of a cutting edge-design commercial brine shrimp farm at Port Gregory, near Geraldton.
Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 07:50 UTC
Chávez Calls for Venezuela’s Mercosur Incorporation Before Lula da Silva Leaves Office

President Hugo Chávez expects Venezuela will be fully incorporated to Mercosur before Brazilian president Lula da Silva steps down from office next January first. The two leaders met Wednesday in Brasilia and also agreed to strengthen Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).
Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 07:28 UTC
Outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Japan Includes Cows and Pigs

Japan has discovered suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs at a farm in Miyazaki prefecture, where the government confirmed the first outbreak since 2000 in cows last week.