Stories for January 2011

Tuesday, January 4th 2011 - 14:15 UTC
Argentine Government questions present relevance of 1999 Falklands Agreement with Britain

The Argentine Foreign Ministry stated yesterday that the “provisional understandings” signed by London and Buenos Aires were in complete disuse and that the “unilateral actions of the United Kingdom” with regard to oil exploration and military exercises on the Islands constituted an “unsolveable obstacle” to the continuation and development of the “bilateral cooperation”
Tuesday, January 4th 2011 - 07:43 UTC
Desire Petroleun plc: Dawn Well Operational Update

Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) the company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, advises that the 25/5-1 well on the Dawn/Jacinta prospect has reached a total depth of 1,697 metres in pre-rift sediments.
Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 20:40 UTC
Ecuador: Decline in tuna landings due to 'La Niña'

Between January and October 2010, 402,868 tonnes of tuna was caught in the eastern Pacific, 16 per cent less than the 478,633 tonnes landed in the same period in 2009, according to figures from the Association of Tuna Companies from Ecuador (Atunec).
Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 20:17 UTC
Chile: Police continue evictions of occupied land on Easter Islands

More than 100 Police Special Forces violently evicted Rapa Nui indigenous groups from the Government Plaza in the center of Hanga Roa over the holidays, causing injuries to at least nine people, three of them serious.
Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 05:11 UTC
Venezuelan currency devalued again

Venezuelan government devalued its bolivar currency for the second time in 12 months on Thursday, abolishing the lowest exchange rate as the Opec member fights to revive its economy. Intended to spur local production in the largely import-dependent nation, the announcement followed a central bank estimate that the economy contracted 1.9 percent during 2010 - Venezuela's second straight year of recession.
Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 00:04 UTC
Alert in southern Chile: magnitude 7.1 earthquake

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake has shaken southern Chile, frightening hundreds of people who fled for higher ground fearing it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the coastline last year.
Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 23:35 UTC
Latam social indexes improving but 180 million are still considered poor

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a record number of 170 projects in 2010 totaling an estimated 12.9 billion USD, as the IDB continues to boost its efforts to help Latin American and Caribbean combat poverty and inequality, and promote sustainable growth.
Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 23:33 UTC
Air traffic growth moderates: begins to expand at historic rates, says IATA

International scheduled air traffic results for November showed an 8.2% year-on-year passenger traffic growth and a 5.4% increase for freight, according to the latest report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 23:30 UTC
China reiterates commitment to combat consumer inflation

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed again to step up efforts to keep consumer inflation in check in 2011, state media reported on Sunday.
Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 23:27 UTC
US warships try to avoid docking in Gibraltar to keep strong relation with Spain

Secret US document newly released by Wikileaks underscores the critical importance of Spain as a strategic logistics hub for the US military. The document details the importance of bases such as Rota, just a short drive from Gibraltar.