Stories for 2010

Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:50 UTC
China’s Sinopec expected to invest in Brazilian offshore oil blocks

China's Sinopec will buy stakes in two Brazilian offshore blocks from state-run Petrobras, local media reported Wednesday, as part of a cooperation agreement to be signed during a visit by China's president to Brazil.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:45 UTC
Kirchner victory as Senate ratifies nomination of Central Bank governor

The Argentine Senate finally approved the nomination of economist Mercedes Marcó del Pont as president of the Central Bank, post for which she was named by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner last February.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:39 UTC
BRIC leaders arrive in Brazil for two-day summit in anticipation of G20

Leaders from the world's four biggest emerging economies --Brazil, Russia, India and China, arrived in Brasilia Wednesday for a two-day summit. It's the second summit of the so-called BRIC countries.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:30 UTC
Russian sponsored sturgeon farm in Argentina to produce black caviar

Argentina plans to open a Russian-sponsored sturgeon farm to produce black caviar within the next two weeks, according to a press statement released this week by the Argentine province La Rioja.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 00:36 UTC
China rapidly becoming Latinamerica’s main trade and investment partner

China is set to become Latinamerica’s second trade partner ahead of the European Union and just behind the United States in the next few years according to a report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 00:04 UTC
FMD emergency in Korea: 26.000 animals at 211 farms culled

Shortly after declaring itself “clear” of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on March 23, South Korea is yet again battling the animal disease that was found to have contaminated a local cattle farm last Friday.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 22:53 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner personally apologizes to Hu Jintao for cancelled visit to China

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner apologized to her peer, China’s Hu Jintao for having cancelled in January at last moment a long time planned official visit to Beijing. Mrs. Kirchner and President Hu Jintao met in the sidelines of this week’s nuclear security summit in Washington.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 22:04 UTC
Depressed by daily news, try 1000awesomethings.com

Depressed by reading bad news daily and with his marriage failing, Canadian Neil Pasricha decided to try to focus on the positive and come up with 1,000 simple, free, awesome things, posting one each day on a blog.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 20:57 UTC
Chile and Uruguay support Mr. Kirchner as Unasur chairman

Chile and Uruguay will support former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner for the post of chairman of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, confirmed in Santiago Ecuadorean Foreign Affairs minister Ricardo Patiño.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 20:54 UTC
Japanese captured whale meat tracked to US and Korea restaurants

Scientists say they have found clear proof that meat from whales captured under Japan's whaling programme is being sold in US and Korean eateries. The researchers say they used genetic fingerprinting to identify meat taken from a Los Angeles restaurant as coming from a sei whale sold in Japan.