Stories for August 2011

Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:28 UTC
Argentine steel group Techint begins arbitration proceedings against Venezuela

Steel giant Tenaris, a member of the Argentine group Techint, said on Wednesday that it initiated arbitration proceedings against Venezuela following the nationalization of steelmaker Matesi.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:26 UTC
Australian entomologists find cheap way of neutralizing dengue virus mosquitoes

By infecting mosquitoes with bacteria from flies that commonly live in kitchen fruit bowls, researchers have stopped the insects spreading the dengue virus.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:13 UTC
Growing dissent in German government over ECB purchase of sovereign bonds

The German president has fueled concerns of a split in Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats after he criticized a move by the European Central Bank to resume buying Italian and Spanish sovereign bonds.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:08 UTC
Canada to overhaul and expand Argentine nuclear power plant

Argentina signed contracts worth 444 million dollars on Wednesday with a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group, Canada's top engineering firm, to extend the shelf-life of its Embalse nuclear plant.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:04 UTC
Gibraltar territorial waters dispute postponed at least until after November

Spain’s Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenz has confirmed that there will be no further tripartite talks regarding Gibraltar whilst the dispute on issues related to sovereignty of Gibraltar territorial waters continues.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:01 UTC
World’s largest camera to survey 300 galaxies from an observatory in north Chile

“The camera that we built is really very similar to the digital cameras you can buy at Walmart or wherever” Brenna Flaughter told US National Public Radio. “But this camera is big — its guts fill a shiny cylinder that's about the size of a car engine”.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 05:57 UTC
Argentine organized labour leader stays on; claims “destabilizing campaign”

Argentina’s Secretary General of the CGT Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano, denied all rumours indicating his imminent departure from the CGT and attributed them to “a destabilizing media operation”. He added he was preparing to defend “workers’ minimum wage”.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 00:34 UTC
Uruguay expects smallest wool clip in over a hundred years: 32 million kilos

Uruguay is facing its smallest clip in over a hundred years and the 2011/2012 season’s wool production is estimated to be limited to 32 million kilos according to Joaquin Martinicorena, president of the Uruguay’s Wool Secretariat, SUL.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 00:15 UTC
Cristina Fernandez among the 20 most powerful women in the world, says Forbes

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is the second most powerful Latinamerican woman in the world according to a ranking released by Forbes.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 00:09 UTC
Uruguay’s textile industry could have to import 20 million kilos of wool

Uruguay’s textile industry is short of wool and could be forced to import up to 20 million kilos, revealed Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) CEO Gabriel Capurro during the opening of an ovine industry seminar, organized by the country’s Corriedale breeders association.