MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 9th 2011
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 12:47 UTC
Invasive Asian mollusc advances along Argentine coast threatening food chain
An invasive Asian mollusc, Rapana Venosa, is rapidly expanding along the Argentine coastline threatening local ecosystems and fishing activities according to Argentine marine biologists from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Conicet.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:56 UTC
Falklands’ appraisal well confirms extension of oil find described as ‘commercially viable’
Rockhopper Exploration said on Tuesday an oil discovery in Falkland Islands waters extends to the west of the original well, adding to hopes that the oil find is large enough to open up a new province in the remote South Atlantic.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:50 UTC
The crisis in advanced countries “was never over, it’s chronic’ warns Brazilian minister
Brazil’s Finance Minister Guido Mantega admitted Monday that if the international crisis in the EU and US markets persists, Brazil would have to lower its growth estimate.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:44 UTC
Latam markets losses greater than in Europe and the US
The main stock markets in Latin America also suffered the impact of panic selling in major markets.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:37 UTC
Gold soars to 1.700 dollars as world markets are on free-fall fearing recession
Asian equity markets were sharply down early Tuesday as investors fearing a possible global economic slowdown continued to flee stocks as had happened earlier in Europe, United States and Latin America.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:26 UTC
Canada-Brazil CEO forum to consider trade agreement with Mercosur
Visiting Canadian Primer Minister Stephen Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed on Monday several agreements on air travel, pension benefits, international aid and other areas at the Planalto Executive palace in Brasilia.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:21 UTC
Chile’s Piñera approval rating plummets to the lowest of any president since 1990
Early last week The Santiago Times reported that approval of President Sebastián Piñera had plummeted, according to a government evaluation survey by one of Chile’s leading polling firms, Adimark.
