Stories for 2010

Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 17:08 UTC
European countries can’t influence UK Falklands’ decisions, admits Spain

In spite of the fact that the Ibero-American leaders’ summit last weekend in Mar del Plata approved a document in support of Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands, Spain admitted European countries can not influence London’s decisions.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:36 UTC
Chavez wins regional elections but loses second most populated city, Maracaibo

Candidates from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s party PSUV won seven municipalities and one state in regional polls, the populist socialist leader’s first test since suffering a setback in September legislative elections, state television reported.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:29 UTC
Chinese credit rating agency gives Uruguay grade BB+ for local and foreign currency

A Chinese credit rating agency issued the sovereign credit ratings for Ireland and four other countries including Uruguay, assigning Ireland the BBB grade for both local currency and foreign currency with a stable outlook.
The other four countries rated are Finland, Uruguay, Kenya and Sudan.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:21 UTC
Bank of Nova Scotia confirms acquisition of leading institution in Uruguay

Bank of Nova Scotia, the Canadian bank that is aggressively expanding its presence in Latin America, is now pushing into Uruguay with the acquisition of private bank Nuevo Banco Comercial and consumer-finance company Pronto, it said on Monday.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:16 UTC
Chile outlines conditions for a possible Bolivian access to the Pacific

Chile is willing to cooperate with a sea-outlet for landlocked Bolivia but will not cede sovereignty because “we will never accept something that divides the country in two”, said the Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:06 UTC
Mercosur and Syria scheduled to begin trade negotiations at next summit

Mercosur and Syria are scheduled to sign an agreement to begin trade negotiations at the group’s next summit in Brazil, December 15, according to official sources in Damascus. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad earlier this year visited South America to promote trade and political links, particularly with Brazil that has a large Syrian community.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:05 UTC
Brazil and U.S. open-skies agreement; fully operational in 2015

Representatives of the United States and Brazil have singed an Open-Skies aviation services agreement which will significantly liberalize U.S.-Brazil air services for airlines of both countries over a transition period, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 07:52 UTC
Internet database to help reduce shipping emissions rating ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ vessels

A free Internet database that lists the energy efficiency of almost every ocean-going vessel, in a scheme designed to reduce shipping emissions by nearly 25%, was set up on Sunday by Virgin Atlantic Airways founder Richard Branson, reports London’s The Guardian.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 07:43 UTC
Wikileaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats

by Former Senior Research Fellow Nikolas Kozloff
As more and more documents become available from Wikileaks, the public has gotten a novel and close up view of U.S. diplomats and their operations abroad.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 02:51 UTC
Argentina and Mercosur associates recognize the State of Palestine

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration announced Monday via Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman that Argentina recognizes Palestine as “a free and independent state, within the frontiers in existence since 1967.”