Stories for March 15th 2011

Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:10 UTC
World Bank 480 million USD to finance Argentina’s Universal Child Allowance

Half a million additional kids in Argentina will see their prospects in life improve following the expansion of a popular social protection program with World Bank support.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:09 UTC
FAO organizing seminars world wide to help respond to the escalating food prices

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, is running a series of seminars in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Near East to help governments to make informed decisions on how to respond to high food prices which are becoming increasingly destabilizing.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:04 UTC
North Korea with FAO and OIE aid combating trans-boundary FMD outbreaks

North Korea has accepted a team of animal health specialists from FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to assist veterinary authorities in combating outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth disease among pigs and cattle, which seem to be endemic in the country.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:00 UTC
Saudi troops march into Bahrain amid escalating protests

Hundreds of Saudi troops have entered Bahrain to help protect government facilities there amid escalating protests against the government. Bahrain television on Monday broadcast images of troops in armoured cars entering the Gulf state via the 26km causeway that connects the kingdom to Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 09:55 UTC
Repsol continues to cut its holdings in Argentina’s YPF

Repsol YPF, (REP) Spain’s biggest oil company, agreed to sell 3.83% in YPF for 639 million US dollars, cutting its holding in the Argentine unit to 76%, and said it plans to sell more shares through a public offering.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 09:38 UTC
Nobel laureate promises to speak about politics in Buenos Aires book fair

Nobel Prize Mario Vargas Llosa has said he will speak about politics in his inaugural speech at the international book fair in Buenos Aires after a group of intellectuals tried to veto his presence in Argentina, according to the Buenos Aires media.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 09:35 UTC
US State Department spokesman resigns on Wikileaks controversy

US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley resigned after reports that he labelled as “stupid” and “ridiculous” the Pentagon's treatment of a US soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 07:58 UTC
Japanese officials admit radiation levels at nuclear plant are eight times higher

Explosions at a Japanese quake-stricken nuclear plant have led to radiation levels that can affect human health, a senior Japanese official has said. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has urged those living within 30km of the plant to stay indoors.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 05:32 UTC
Corruption and inflation, main challenges to social stability admits China

Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday China would pursue political reforms only in a “gradual” manner and within the umbrella of one-party rule, even as he ruled out the likelihood of the recent West Asian uprisings having any impact on China.
Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 05:19 UTC
Peru’ presidential election turns into a guessing game

With less than a month to Peru’s presidential election April 10, the tailing candidates have been advancing and the favourites have been loosing ground, according to the latest public opinion poll from Ipsps-Apoyo made public in the Lima media.