Stories for May 11th 2011

Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 13:42 UTC
Interest in Falklands oil exploration “on the increase” at AAPG

INTEREST in the Falkland Islands, “is on the increase,” said Director of Mineral Resources Phyllis Rendell who recently attended the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) in Houston.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 08:10 UTC
IISS: cross-border sanctuaries have been key for the survival of Colombia’s FARC

The ability of Colombia’s largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC), to rely on cross-border sanctuaries has long been key to its survival, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 08:00 UTC
Chile will become first develop country in Latam, says world’s richest man

Chile will become the first developed country in Latin America, predicted Mexican communications mogul Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, in an economic presentation given in Honduras last Thursday.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 07:52 UTC
Torres del Paine Park must double protected area to meet UNESCO latest criteria

Torres Del Paine National Park, in southern Chile’s Patagonia, is easily among the country’s most iconic natural attractions, hosting 170,000 tourists a year. Yet to maintain the park’s UNESCO classification as a biosphere reserve, Chile must greatly expand the protected areas to more than double the current boundaries.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 07:46 UTC
Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras the most valuable brand in Latin America

Brazil’s oil and gas corporation Petrobras was ranked first in a new listing of the most valuable brands in Latin America, with an estimated brand value of 13.4 billion US dollars.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 07:39 UTC
Apple the most valuable brand in the world ends Google’s four year reign

Registering a staggering 84% increase in value over the past year, Apple has emerged as the most valuable brand in the world, ending the four-year reign of Google at the top of the table in the sixth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 07:36 UTC
Obama impassionate call for immigration reform next to US/Mexico border

President Barack Obama issued an impassioned call for immigration reform in a speech at the US-Mexican border on Tuesday, sending a message to Hispanics whose votes he needs to win re-election next year.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 03:27 UTC
Instead of pressing for re-election why don’t you press to solve conflicts peacefully?

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said on Tuesday that “instead of so many people supporting me for re-election” she prefers cooperation so conflicts and disputes can be solved without applying the sort of pressure that only makes matters worse.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 01:37 UTC
“Shape up or ship out”, Cuban communist party tells unprofitable companies

Cuban government companies and cooperatives repeatedly “inefficient” (non profitable) will be handed to the private sector or liquidated, according to the reforms program approved by the island’s VI Communist Party congress and which was officially published Monday.
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 01:34 UTC
Fearing US reaction, Cuba makes public full-scale offshore oil exploration plans

Cuba hopes to counter US worries over its plans to start its first full-scale offshore oil exploration in a rare presentation this week to an energy audience outside the island.