Stories for 2010

Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 05:51 UTC
Brazil grants construction light for third nuclear power plant

Angra III nuclear power plant has been granted a construction license by the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, regulators said.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 05:47 UTC
Canada, first G7 member to raise basic interest rate

Canada has become the first member of the G7 group of industrialised nations to raise interest rates since the global financial crisis. The Bank of Canada has increased its key lending rate by one quarter of a percentage point to 0.5%.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 02:09 UTC
Kirchner makes his international debut as Unasur chair in Paraguay

Former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner met Wednesday with Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo and other Congressional and political leaders in Asunción in what became his first official meeting as head of the South American Nations Union (UNASUR).
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 00:47 UTC
Falkland Islands approves plan to further reduce seabird deaths by trawl fishing

Seabird deaths caused by trawl fishing will be further reduced following the Falkland Islands Government’s approval of a new Action Plan. A ninety per cent reduction in seabird deaths was recorded in the long-line fishery the year after a similar Action Plan to introduce tori lines was put into effect in 2004. Both plans demonstrate the steps taken by the Falkland Islands to maintain their international reputation for the responsible and sustainable management of their fishing industry.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 00:04 UTC
Peruvian president Garcia calls for immigration bill during meeting with Obama

United States President Barack Obama held talks with his Peruvian counterpart Alan Garcia in the White House and praised the South American country’s economic performance and consolidated democracy.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 23:12 UTC
Argentina “leading country” in nuclear energy development

Argentina is a showcase for the world in the research and development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and this has been the excellent work of Argentine scientists helping to keep the country’s Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) alive, said President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on the sixtieth anniversary of the institution.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 23:03 UTC
Chilean navy upgrades communications in anticipation of future disasters

Chilean Navy Commander in Chief Edmundo Gonzalez announced this week that the institution will be spending around 10 million US dollars on new, state of the art communications equipment for its SHOA (Hydrographical and Oceanographic Service) office.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:54 UTC
Falklands celebrates 40th anniversary of SS Great Britain salvage

An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the salvage of the SS Great Britain and featuring film footage and original items as well as a wide range of photographs is now open at the Britannia House Museum in the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:44 UTC
Chile's El Mercurio celebrates 110th anniversary

Chile’s most widely distributed newspaper, El Mercurio, has celebrated a birthday. On June 1, the daily celebrated 110 years. The paper’s staff met this week to celebrate the event.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:29 UTC
Brazil leads Latam in military spending; Colombia as percentage of GDP

Brazil leads Latinamerica in military spending having totalled 27.1 billion US dollars in 2009, followed by Colombia facing an armed guerrilla movement allied with drug cartels and Chile, rich in copper resources, according to the latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI.