Stories for July 2011

Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 10:04 UTC
Parts of Chilean Patagonia covered by nine feet of snow; 6.500 feared isolated

President Sebastián Piñera declared much of La Araucania in Chilean Patagonia, disaster areas on Wednesday, as four days of non-stop snowfall have isolated the region’s predominantly rural communities and wreaked havoc on basic utilities.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:58 UTC
Paraguay, after a dramatic finale (scuffle included) makes it to Copa America final

Paraguay beat Venezuela 5-3 on penalties to reach the Copa America final after regulation and extra-time produced a goalless draw. The Wednesday night match played in the Malvinas Argentina stadium of the city of Mendoza ended with a general brawl among some players and assistants.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:47 UTC
Brazilian cruise industry expects sharp slowdown because of limited port capacity

After growing 20% annually over the past ten years and reaching a level of 800,000 tourists annually, the pace of cruise expansion in Brazil is expected to encounter a sharp slowdown in the 2011-2012 season.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:43 UTC
HMS Edinburgh arrives in the Falklands after visiting Cape Town

The Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Edinburgh faced some mountainous seas on the 4,000-mile passage from Cape Town to Mare Harbour in the Falkland Islands, her base for the next five or so months as she patrols Britain’s South Atlantic territories.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:30 UTC
Cameron regrets having hired former editor at heart of phone-hacking scandal

British Prime Minister David Cameron, defending his integrity in an emergency debate in parliament, said on Wednesday he regretted the uproar caused by his hiring of a former newspaper editor at the heart of a phone-hacking scandal.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:23 UTC
American Airlines places world’s largest aircraft order: 460 Boeing and Airbus

American Airlines has made the world's largest aircraft order, with a plan to buy 460 planes from Boeing and Airbus and options to acquire 465 more. The deal is worth 40 billion US dollars at list prices, with options taking the total to 81bn.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 01:40 UTC
Humala seems ready to accept Peruvian economy is robust and on the right track

In a week’s time Ollanta Humala takes office in Peru as president for the next five years.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:23 UTC
Auschwitz “angel of death” writings and records on auction

More than 4,000 pages of journal entries and other material written by Dr. Josef Mengele, the “angel of death” are to go under the hammer Thursday at a United States auction house.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:21 UTC
Lula da Silva again to the rescue of President Rousseff facing cabinet setback

Former Brazilian leader Lula da Silva said President Dilma Rousseff managed the latest political crisis in the cabinet ‘correctly’ and is proving she has the capacity to lead “in this and in all situations”.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:15 UTC
Volcanic ash ‘downs’ retailing and tourism activity in Argentine Patagonia

Retail sales in the Patagonian region, which suffered the full impact from fumes and ashes spewed by a neighbouring Chilean volcano, plummeted 49.3% during the first half of July compared to a year ago, according to a survey from the Argentine Confederation of medium sized companies, CAME.