Stories for July 2011

Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 04:56 UTC
Organized crime and authoritarian rulers, main threat for journalists in the Americas

Organized crime and authoritarian governments have become the main enemies for freedom of expression in the Americas said Gonzalo Marroquin, president of the Inter American Press Association.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 04:49 UTC
First aircraft lands in Bariloche over a month after the Puyehue volcano eruption

Over a month after the eruption of the Caulle-Puyehue volcano in Chile, a first flight landed in the airport of Argentina’s ski resort Bariloche. The chartered flight arrived from Sao Paulo with 120 Brazilian tourists.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 02:13 UTC
Coin recalls the centenary of the legendary “race to the South Pole”

The centenary of the legendary ‘Race to the South Pole’ between Britain’s Robert Falcon Scott and Norway’s Ronald Amundsen is marked by a new SGSSI coin just released by Pobjoy Mint, announced the June edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 02:06 UTC
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge thank Falklands for wedding gifts

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked the Falkland Islands Government and the people of the Falkland Islands for their recent wedding gifts.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 01:26 UTC
Chilean rescued miners file 16 million dollars compensation lawsuit

Thirty-one of the 33 Chilean miners rescued last year from the bottom of the San José mine filed a lawsuit late last week against the government agency that was supposed to have monitored the safety of the mine. The 33 miners were miraculously rescues after surviving nearly two months underground.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 01:15 UTC
Brazil tightens consumer credit backed by wages and pensions

Brazil's central bank on Monday tightened rules on credit card loans backed by wages and pensions which households are increasingly using as a source of long-term borrowing.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 01:09 UTC
Chilean president Piñera reshuffles cabinet to overcome plummeting approval figures

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera performed a major shake up on his cabinet Monday, reshuffling several key ministers amid plummeting approval figures. Piñera approval rating recently fell to a low at 31% in part to due ongoing protests as students seek broad reforms to the nation's education system.
Monday, July 18th 2011 - 11:40 UTC
Lula da Silva accuses the Brazilian elite of defending ‘social inequality’

Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva claimed elites defend social inequality and anticipated he would be active again in politics ahead of the 2012 municipal elections.
Monday, July 18th 2011 - 10:47 UTC
Hague announces UK will appeal EC decision on Gibraltar waters

Foreign Secretary William Hague said the Government has a clear responsibility to uphold the UK's position over the waters around Gibraltar and will be appealing a European Commission decision benefiting Spain.
Monday, July 18th 2011 - 10:28 UTC
Hydrocarbons-rich province says Argentina has no need to import natural gas

The governor of hydrocarbon-rich Neuquen Province wants to convince Argentina's government it can get all the natural gas it needs from Neuquen and doesn't need to spend billions to import the fuel from Qatar.