MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 18th 2011
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Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 08:54 UTC
Argentine farmers join the fold and say the conflict ‘is over’ and praise CFK
One of the four rural organizations that for several years clashed with the Argentine government over export taxes considers the conflict “to be over” and said that President Cristina Fernandez “remains committed to helping the farming sector”.
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Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 08:49 UTC
Supreme Court knocks out main challenger to President Chavez re-election
Venezuela's Supreme Court blocked high-profile opposition challenger Leopoldo López on Monday from running against President Hugo Chávez in a 2012 vote despite an international ruling in his favour.
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Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 07:12 UTC
Rousseff announces massive investment in urban transport projects
President Dilma Rousseff said Monday that her administration plans to invest 30 billion Reais (17 billion dollars) in urban transportation projects across Brazil.
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Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 07:06 UTC
Chilean mountains hold the world’ largest space research infrastructure
The Chilean Foreign Ministry officially signed over a total of 213 square miles of land to the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) last Thursday to begin construction of the world’s largest optical telescope, the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
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Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 02:43 UTC
Falling profits and Flight 447 tragedy trigger major reshuffle in Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM Group recalled Jean- Cyril Spinetta, 68, as chief executive officer and ousted Pierre-Henri Gourgeon amid slumping earnings and questions regarding the role of pilots in a fatal crash.
