Stories for 2010

Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 19:53 UTC
Britain rejects US offer to help UK and Argentina resolve Falklands’ dispute

Downing Street has rejected an offer from the United States to help the UK and Argentina resolve their latest dispute over the Falkland Islands. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the offer after renewed tensions were triggered with the beginning of a round of exploratory oil drilling in the Islands’ waters.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 19:45 UTC
An estimated 3.000 passengers waiting in Punta Arenas to fly back to Santiago

Almost 3.000 people remained stranded Monday in Magallanes region, extreme south Chile, since Saturday’ devastating quake forced the temporary closure of Santiago’s main air terminal, according to reports in Punta Arenas.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 05:11 UTC
Falklands: Argentina formally request Hillary Clinton US mediation

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner formally requested visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the United States act as intermediate in the Argentine-United Kingdom Falkland Islands dispute.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 04:52 UTC
Thousands of Chilean troops sent to prevent looting in quake-hit Concepción

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet sent on Monday thousands of extra troops to the main quake disaster area in the city of Concepcion as angry and hungry residents set fire to department stores.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 04:44 UTC
EU demands more efforts from Greece to reduce deficit

The European Union top finance chief said Monday that the Euro-zone is prepared to take concerted action to support Greece, but he emphasized that Greece needs to make more of an effort to reduce its deficit.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 04:29 UTC
Lan resumes 15% of flights; priority bringing to Santiago stranded passengers

Beginning Tuesday Lan Airlines resumes flying a skeleton national and international schedule out of a tent at the Santiago airport, according to a short notice from the Chilean flag carrier company.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 04:26 UTC
Uruguay: Mujica calls for political dialogue and commitment to Mercosur

Jose “Pepe” Mujica, (74) who decades ago served time in prison for taking up arms against Uruguay's “bourgeois state” was sworn in Monday as the country's new president. In his main speech he called for dialogue and regional integration.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 02:24 UTC
Hillary Clinton praises Uruguayan democratic system as “very strong”

United States Secretary of States Hillary Clinton described the Uruguayan democracy as “very strong” and praised the solidity of its political system. Mrs. Clinton was in Montevideo on Monday, for a few hours, representing President Barack Obama in the inauguration ceremony of Uruguayan president Jose Mujica.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 02:21 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner ratified before Congress use of central bank reserves to pay debts

President Cristina Fernandez revoked on Monday a controversial “necessity and urgency” decree to tap 6.6 billion US dollars in foreign reserves from the Central Bank to pay debt replacing it with two new decreed to tap about 4.38 billion USD and 2.18 billion USD to pay private and multilateral creditors (World Bank).
Monday, March 1st 2010 - 06:00 UTC
Uruguay aims to reduce debt load and boost trade in next five years

Uruguay’s Vice President-elect Danilo Astori said the next government will reduce the country’s debt load and seek to boost trade with the rest of the world in a bid to bolster economic growth.