Stories for June 13th 2011

Monday, June 13th 2011 - 23:55 UTC
Falklands’ tourist spend average was up 53% last season, shows official data

Tourist expenditure in the Falkland Islands has enjoyed a record rise – up 53% - according to new data released by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 23:37 UTC
Millions of farm-salmon in south Chile moved because of the volcanic eruption

Chile’s National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) authorized the transfer of more than five million salmon from three farms in the south of the country. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure because of the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic range and possible pollution of rivers and lakes.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 22:55 UTC
Falklands/UK airbridge remains on hold because of the ash cloud

The next UK/Falkland Islands airbridge flight remains uncertain, following the recent disruption caused by the volcanic eruption in Chile it was reported by the Falklands radio station.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 22:40 UTC
River Plate airports with no air traffic until Tuesday morning

A remnant of volcanic ashes spewed by the Chilean volcano Puyehue over a week ago and which continues to hover over the River Plate again interrupted Monday activities in the three main airports, Carrasco in Montevideo and Ezeiza and Aeroparque in the city of Buenos Aires.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 22:02 UTC
Ban Ki-moon celebrates birthday on an Argentine coach and with ‘alfajores’

On the day of his 67th birthday, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his delegation arrived in Buenos Aires by coach after having landed in the northern city of Cordoba.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 21:56 UTC
Argentina asks more support from Ban Ki–moon for Malvinas sovereignty claim

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, renewed the Argentine claim of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands before UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, who’s visiting the country on his birthday.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 16:25 UTC
Unasur, looking at the EU, freezes project for common currency and central bank

The Union of South American Nations, UNASUR has frozen the project for a common currency and Central Bank following on conclusions from the European Union experience (and crisis), said the Argentine representative before the organization.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 16:20 UTC
Agriculture emergency is Argentine Patagonia because of the volcanic ash

The Argentine government is expected to announce Monday an agriculture emergency in several Patagonian areas as a consequence of the Chilean Andes volcanic eruption that has covered most of the territory with a blanket of ash leaving thousands of sheep with no water or pasture.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 13:54 UTC
Brazilian president support up two points following cabinet reshuffle

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff public opinion support climbed two points following last week’s cabinet reshuffle and a majority of Brazilians also believes that former president Lula da Silva continues to intervene in government affairs and this participation is ‘correct’.
Monday, June 13th 2011 - 12:53 UTC
E. coli outbreak has killed 35; tests to determine if bean sprouts are the cause

The death toll from a killer E. coli outbreak centred on Germany rose to 35 Sunday as health officials said it was the worst of its kind on record and the German government feared more people could die. Meantime laboratory tests are trying to confirm suspicions that organic bean sprouts could be the origin of the outbreak.