Stories for December 2011

Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:35 UTC
Mujica absent from CFK inauguration following on doctors advice

Uruguayan President José Mujica, 76, announced he would not be attending President Cristina Fernández inauguration ceremony on Saturday after his doctor recommended he should rest for the next few days. His wife, First Lady and Senator Lucía Topolansky will be attending instead.
Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:31 UTC
Delta Air moves into the Brazilian market with a stake in Gol

US Delta Air Lines Inc. agreed to buy a 100 million dollar stake in Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil's second-largest airline by market value, and begin booking passengers on each other's jets.
Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:28 UTC
Ford invests 446m dollars in Brazil to build a new global model

Ford Motor Company announced that it will invest 800 million Reais (446 million dollars) to build a new global model in its Sao Bernardo do Campo plant, the heart of Brazil’s auto industry.
Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:26 UTC
Mexican intelligence foils plan for one of Gaddafi’s son to enter the country

Mexico prevented the entry of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi to the country, authorities said on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:24 UTC
Mujica: like street kids, beg money in every crossing and corner for the sake of science

“Uruguay must act like the kids begging in the corners and traffic light crossings, asking for a dime from whoever” said President Jose Pepe Mujica on recalling the importance of funds from what ever origin to sponsor and promote scientific research.
Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:20 UTC
American Airlines and OpenSkies sign new code-share agreement

American Airlines and OpenSkies, a premium subsidiary of British Airways, American's oneworld® and trans-Atlantic joint business partner, have signed a new code-share agreement that gives American's customers more travel options when flying to and from Europe and OpenSkies customers easier access to major business markets in the United States.
Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 22:17 UTC
Canada launches Ministerial Dialogue for greater engagement with the Americas

The Canadian government launched on Wednesday the First Ministerial Dialogue on the Americas with more than a hundred representatives from the private sector, academia, think tanks, civil society organizations and government.
Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 22:14 UTC
China will target trade with Latam in 2012 to compensate drop with EU and US

China will attempt to counterbalance the drop in exports to the European Union and the United States concentrating in emerging markets such as Latin America and Asia, said on Wednesday Wang Shouwen, head of International Trade from the Beijing Ministry of Trade.
Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 22:11 UTC
China and Bolivia agree on closer military cooperation and high level exchanges

China and Bolivia have agreed to strengthen military relations which are a continuation of the “excellent links in other fields”, according to an official press release in Beijing
Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 22:06 UTC
Economics Nobel Prize winner predicted ten years ago Euro lack of “clear fiscal backing”

The winner of the Nobel Prize in economics says that a decade ago he feared the Euro would face problems because there wasn't enough fiscal coordination between countries to support it.