Stories for 2010

Tuesday, June 29th 2010 - 05:09 UTC
Lion’s share of the drugs business goes to final distributors, says UN expert

The lion’s share (85%) of the gross profits from the cocaine business between South America and the United States ends in the wholesale and retail distribution network in the US according to Antonio Luigi Mazzitelli, head of the UN office on Drugs and Crime for Mexico and Central America.
Tuesday, June 29th 2010 - 05:04 UTC
European crisis ‘key risk’ for UK banking sector, warns Bank of England

The European debt crisis is a “key risk” to the UK's banking sector and banks should build up their cash reserves in response, the Bank of England has warned. In its latest financial stability report, the central bank welcomed recent measures taken by the EU to stem the crisis.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:56 UTC
Brazil willing to support Argentina and Uruguay in joint river monitoring

Brazil is willing to help Argentina and Uruguay with the joint monitoring of the River Uruguay which is at the heart of a pulp mill standing dispute between both countries. Argentina and Uruguay Foreign Affairs ministers are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Montevideo to address the issue.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:30 UTC
Hobart to host Antarctic tourism, IAATO conference in 2011

Hobart, Tasmania has won the right to host a prestigious Antarctic tourism conference, again proving its unique status as Australia’s “Antarctic Capital”.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:19 UTC
Greece wants Mercosur/EU talks conditioned to end of Argentine trade barriers

On the eve of the resumption of European Union/Mercosur trade talks, the EU has again complained about Argentina’s ‘protectionist’ measures on some EU agriculture produce and Greece is demanding discussions be conditioned to an end to barriers.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:16 UTC
Reducing meat and milk consumption helps lower greenhouse gas emissions

Reducing the consumption of meat and dairy products and improving agricultural practices could decrease global greenhouse gas emissions substantially. By 2055 the emissions of methane and nitrous oxide from agriculture could be cut by more than eighty percent, researchers of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research find.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:08 UTC
US ratings agency down-plays success of Argentina’s debt-swap deal

US ratings agency Moody's said that Argentina's debt-swap is unlikely to improve the liquidity profile for corporate issuers even when the highest-rated companies will be able to tap international debt markets and lengthen their debt maturity profiles.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:04 UTC
Argentine satellite for regional communications to be launched 2012

Arianespace will launch the Arsat-1 satellite for Argentine satellite operator Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anonima, or Arsat, in mid-2012 under a contract announced June 28 by the Evry, France-based launch services provider.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:02 UTC
Soccer first played by the Guarani (Paraguay) according to the Vatican

Soccer or football was first played by the indigenous Guaranies in what is today Paraguay, the heartland of South America and one of the sixteen best teams of the current World Cup currently been disputed in South Africa.
Monday, June 28th 2010 - 05:58 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner does not challenge Cameron on Falklands; ‘issue belongs to UN’

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met with PM David Cameron in the framework of G-20 events in Toronto, Canada, but avoided talking about the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute, according to Argentine media sources.