Stories for 2010

Monday, September 13th 2010 - 20:33 UTC
Falklands’ Desire ‘exited’ about prospects plans to drill four more wells

Falkland Islands Desire Petroleum (AIM-DES) is upbeat about the prospects for finding major reserves of oil offshore the Islands despite mixed results so far and revealed plans to further drill four wells in the North Falkland basin.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 19:16 UTC
Falklands’ rock cod finds its way into the Spanish market

Virtually unknown to the Spanish market, the rock cod (Gadiculus argenteus argenteus) is a white fish which is of a similar taste to hake, which is abundant in the waters of the South Atlantic near the Falkland Islands and could become an alternative to traditional species.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 19:08 UTC
Riots and arrests on Chile’s coup anniversary, “but calmer than in previous years”

As President Sebastián Piñera spoke of national unity and moving past quarrels from recent history on the anniversary of the 11 September 1973 military coup that ousted democratically elected President Salvador Allende, protests and demonstrations occurred throughout Chile.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 18:26 UTC
Protest intensifies in support of Mapuches held under law from Pinochet time

Four Chilean deputies were forcefully removed last week from a jail where hunger striking indigenous Mapuche prisoners are being held. The deputies had announced they too would join the strike.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 18:15 UTC
Falklands challenge is Argentina’s ‘desire to steal what is ours’

A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council rebutted historical claims made by Argentina over the Islands in a speech to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Kenya this week, adding that the challenge Falkland Islanders face is Argentina’s “simple desire to steal what is ours.”
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 04:11 UTC
New Colombian president to redouble military offensive against guerrillas

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced he would “redouble” the military's offensive against Marxist-inspired, drugs financed FARC guerrillas after several attacks killed 40 police and military officers.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 04:08 UTC
Brazilian press claim Rousseff’s closest aide was involved in a graft scheme

Brazil’s leading news magazine Veja accused presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff's former aide and current presidential chief of staff, Erenice Guerra, of involvement in a graft scheme.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 04:03 UTC
Argentina closer to becoming Brazil’s second trade partner

Argentine trade with Brazil in 2010 is going to increase significantly and could replace United States as the second most important importer of Brazilian goods, said Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 04:00 UTC
Central bankers agree new rules to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis

Central bank governors and senior regulators have agreed new rules designed to prevent a repeat of the recent financial crisis. At a meeting in the Swiss city of Basle, they agreed a deal requiring banks to hold more capital in reserve.
Monday, September 13th 2010 - 03:49 UTC
Former president Kirchner leaves hospital and recovering satisfactorily

Former Argentine president left Los Arcos hospital Sunday a few minutes after 20:00 hours next to his wife President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. A presidential press officer said the Argentine leader would be leaving at 23:00 hours given the “satisfactory evolution” of the emergency angioplasty he underwent Saturday night.