Stories for 2011

Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:48 UTC
Canada freezes contributions to UNESCO, following vote on Palestine

Canada will not contribute more to UNESCO to make up for a shortfall after the US cut its funding over the Palestinians joining the UN cultural body, Foreign Minister John Baird said Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:44 UTC
Brazil heading for another record trade surplus close to 30 billion dollars

Brazil posted a trade surplus of 2.355 billion dollars in October, beating forecasts for a third straight month, outpacing imports in the final days of the month following a recovery in global commodities prices.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:40 UTC
Brazilian industrial production contracts the most in five months

Brazilian industrial production fell more than expected in September, posting its steepest decline in five months and bolstering the central bank’s argument for more interest-rate cuts in Latin America’s largest economy.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:35 UTC
Colombia dissolves domestic intelligence service embroiled in scandal

Colombia's president dissolved the country's domestic intelligence service, an agency that had become embroiled in scandal during the term of his predecessor.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:27 UTC
Canada fears the virulent strain of ISA could be spreading to wild salmon

Wild-salmon advocates in Canada fear that tests showing a serious virus in one Fraser River coho and two wild sockeye salmon mean the European strain of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) could be spreading through British Columbia's wild-salmon runs.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:20 UTC
Argentine economy to expand 9% this year, says the Central Bank

Argentina’s central bank estimates that the country’s economy will expand 9% in 2011, above the central government forecast of 8.3%, according to the latest quarterly report released this week.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:06 UTC
China on ‘harmonious mission’ in the Caribbean to show it’s a responsible power

A Chinese navy hospital ship has landed dozens of doctors and nurses in Jamaica on a humanitarian mission to treat the needy on the Caribbean island. The mission is part of a global campaign by Beijing to portray its rapidly growing military as a responsible power.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:00 UTC
Overstretched Royal Navy resources trigger controversy on UK’s defense

The UK has been without a single warship allocated to defending its shores for a month because of defense cuts and operations in Libya, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 03:53 UTC
LAN and TAM move ahead with merger to be completed in early 2012

Chilean flag-carrier LAN SA and Brazil's TAM SA have unveiled senior management changes as their plan to merge advances. The merger is expected to be completed in the first quarter, and will see the two airlines taken over by a new holding company, LATAM Airlines Group, the companies said in a statement.
Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 22:57 UTC
Argentina among top world exporters of chicken meat, while beef loses clout

Argentina is currently ranked among the world’s top six exporters of chicken meat (breast and legs) while in beef has dropped to position nine, according to the latest data from the US Department of Agriculture, USDA.