Stories for 2010

Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 20:55 UTC
Fidel: great victory for Chavez; the ‘empire’ is after Venezuela’s oil

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro described last Sunday’s legislative elections in Venezuela as a clear victory for the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader, Hugo Chavez.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 08:27 UTC
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited - Licence Update

FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, announces certain changes to its licence arrangements with the Falkland Islands Government.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 05:54 UTC
Mujica rejects nationalization, preaches orthodox economics and praises the media

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that taking over companies by the state “is a solution that has been abandoned” and is the “perfect recipe to breed an oppressive bureaucracy”.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 05:16 UTC
Excellent news for Mercosur beef production from world meat congress

The increase in demand for meat will force world production to more than double by 2050, when the globe’s population is estimated to reach 9 billion, according to Arturo Lavallol a member of the International Meat Organization (OPIC) currently holding its 18th congress in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 05:07 UTC
Unasur chairman Kirchner condemns FARC and its ‘pre-Cold War’ attitude

UNASUR (Union of South American nations) Secretary General Nestor Kirchner currently in New York with the Argentine delegation for the United Nations General Assembly, said that the Colombian guerrilla FARC “are so back in time, that they are even far behind the Cold War”
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:52 UTC
Spain presents draconian budget with unemployment remaining above 19%

Spain presented a tough 2011 budget, deepening an austerity drive and taxing the rich more heavily as it seeks to boost confidence in a fragile economy ahead of a general strike.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:50 UTC
German unification conditioned to acceptance of Euro, reveal documents

Deceased French president Francois Mitterrand in 1989 gave his approval to German unification on condition that then Chancellor Helmut Kohl opened the way for the creation of an only currency in the European Union.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:46 UTC
Chilean Air Force begins to receive 18 refurbished f-16 fighters

This week Holland will be delivering 18 refurbished F-16 fighter bombers to the Chilean Air Force. The Dutch Defence ministry said the ceremony will take place at the Leeuwarden base when Lex Hendrichs, head of Dutch Defence Material will be symbolically handing his Chilean peer Jorge Rojas a scale model of the US manufactured aircraft.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:36 UTC
Galician-Falklands fishing fleet complains about Argentine ‘harassment’ in S. Atlantic

The Falklands/Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK is having its effects on the (Spanish) Galician fleet in the Southwest Atlantic, where most of its vessels operating under the Falklands flag are continually being “harassed” by Argentine patrol vessels, reports El Faro de Vigo in an interview with Javier Touza, president of the Vigo Ship Owners cooperative.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 01:52 UTC
Brazil main daily blasts Lula da Silva; supports opposition presidential candidate

One of Brazil’s leading and influential newspapers, O Estado de Sao Paulo announced its support for opposition presidential candidate Jose Serra for the coming Sunday election and described current president Lula da Silva as a “bad example” for Brazilian politics.