Stories for November 2011

Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Piranhas attack tourists in famous Brazilian Pantanal river beach

Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a Brazilian river beach popular with tourists, biting at least 15 unwary swimmers. One of the bathers lost the tip of their toe during a frenzied attack.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:14 UTC
Brazilian leader recommends President Rousseff to “purge” her cabinet

Former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso recommended President Dilma Rousseff a purge of her cabinet which faces yet another alleged corruption case: the minister of Labour, the fifth since she took office last January.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:11 UTC
Argentine economic activity expands at steady pace, but signs of cooling

Argentine economic activity grew at a steady pace in October but there are signs that growth will cool in the coming months, local consultants Orlando J. Ferreres & Asociados, OJF, said Thursday.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:07 UTC
S&P upgrades Brazil’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating

Standard and Poor's Corp said Thursday it was upgrading the credit rating of Brazil by one notch to BBB, adding that the upgrade reflected the country’s increasing capacity to hold up against the overall deterioration in the global economic outlook.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 05:50 UTC
“The Lost Angel in New York”

Persistent, inquisitive, and incisive, Javier Sierra, New York Times bestselling, author, historian, and journalist, gave an exclusive presentation to the Foreign Press Association whilst visiting New York City.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 05:41 UTC
NY police arrest 177 in clashes with protestors trying to shut down Wall Street

New York police prevented protesters from shutting down Wall Street, arresting at least 177 people in repeated clashes with an Occupy Wall Street rally that grew to several thousand strong.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 05:38 UTC
Euro confidence crisis has several countries under siege

Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters and Italy announced sweeping reforms in response to a European debt crisis that on Thursday pushed borrowing costs for France and Spain sharply higher.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 05:27 UTC
Peugeot and GM Argentina promise not to remit dividends for two years

The French auto consortium Peugeot-Citröen agreed with the Argentine government not to remit earnings during two years (2011/2012), approximately 50 million dollars announced Argentine government sources.
Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 23:41 UTC
Paraguay’s wheat exports doubled in a year to over a million tons

Paraguay’s wheat exports have doubled in 2011 compared to the previous year and has increased 33 fold in the last decade, and this has been based on a government-private effort of investing in scientific research and technology.
Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 22:25 UTC
Santiago air terminal will be expanded to handle 24m pax annually by 2017

Chilean Public Works minister Laurence Golborne announced this week a 500 million dollars plan to revamp Santiago’s air terminal to address the ever growing number of national and international passengers.