Stories for October 5th 2011

Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:52 UTC
Buenos Aires prepares for impressive Beatles memorabilia auction next week

An original drawing by John Lennon is part of the more than 120 lots of Beatles memorabilia that will be auctioned in Buenos Aires by South America's largest collector of the Fab Four.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:44 UTC
Chilean Army invests 15.8m dollars in upgrading US made Howitzers

A Chilean plan for modernizing and upgrading its defense forces is under way with one of the first major contracts going to BAE Systems for the supply and refurbishment of 12 U.S.-made M109A5 howitzers. The 15.8 million dollars contract has been implemented for the Chilean Government through a US foreign military sales contract.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:35 UTC
Argentina claims development of first vaccine against hydatidosis in livestock

The first vaccine against hydatidosis in livestock and developed in Argentina together with Australian and New Zealand scientists was officially presented in Buenos Aires by the Ministry of Industry. In Argentina the tape worm parasite from cattle which is transmitted by dogs to human causes 450 deaths annually.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:26 UTC
Anaemic Spain: no end in sight for soaring unemployment

The number of people filing for unemployment benefits in Spain shot up by nearly 100,000 in September, a surprisingly big increase even in a month that tends to be bad for workers as vacation season contracts expires.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:18 UTC
Brazil with the best universities in Latam; Sao Paulo top of the list

Brazil’s Sao Paulo University, USP, ranks as the top higher education institution in Latin America according to a list published by QS, and which includes universities from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:12 UTC
Argentina highest court rejects French request to extradite “the blond angel of death”

The Argentine Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a French request to extradite former navy captain Alfredo Astiz, who was convicted in absentia in Europe for killing two French nuns during the 1976-1983 “Dirty War.”
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:08 UTC
Latam’s largest airline merger project appeals several anti-trust conditions

Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazilian carrier TAM have appealed to Chile's top court some of the conditions imposed on their planned merger as the companies push ahead to create one of the world's biggest airlines.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:02 UTC
Corporations call for ambitious EU/Mercosur deal and hope farm issues do not ‘derail the project’

Major European corporations called on political leaders for an “ambitious and balanced” European Union-Mercosur trade agreement and asked that ‘agriculture issues’ impacts do not derail the project.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 07:52 UTC
Wool prices suffer considerable tumble in September but still above a year ago

Wool prices suffered a considerable tumble during September in line with the bearish market for commodities as a result of global economic uncertainty, although values are still considerably higher than a year ago.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 07:46 UTC
US congress bipartisan support for trade agreements with Colombia, Korea and Panama

United States industry leaders have welcomed words of encouragement from Republican congressional leaders that have given new hope for implementation of proposed US free trade agreements (FTA) with Korea, Colombia and Panama.