Stories for 2011

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 19:46 UTC
Paraguay’s “sausage-making” foreign policy has a new minister, Lara Castro

Paraguay has a new Foreign Affaire minister, Jorge Lara Castro who until now was Deputy to Hector Lacognata and who had presented his resignation three weeks ago.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:48 UTC
“Not even dressed as Father Christmas” will Chavez make it to Mercosur

“Not even dressed as Father Christmas can president Hugo Chavez make Venezuela become a member of Mercosur”, according to a 2009 Wikileaks cable quoting Paraguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata during an informal talk with US ambassador in Asuncion Liliana Ayalde.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:44 UTC
Attacks on Libya causing divisions among coalition members

The international military campaign in Libya has created apparent divisions between coalition leaders carrying out the UN-sanctioned operation and other world powers.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:36 UTC
For a third night international military coalition bombs Tripoli

Loud explosions have rocked the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for a third night as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attempt to stop any new attack from an international military coalition enforcing a no-fly zone over the country, Al Jazeera reports.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:32 UTC
Fukushima nuclear plant seems ‘stabilized’ but smoke emissions continue

Efforts have resumed at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to restore electrical power and cool its overheated reactors, seriously damaged by the 11 March earthquake.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:23 UTC
US ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes but no apology for 1973 events

In what was the most controversial issue of the visit, President Obama said he's ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, but avoided agreeing Monday to a US apology for meddling in the country's affairs.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:19 UTC
Argentina’s 2010/11 harvest estimated at over 100 million tons

Argentina’s 2010/2011 grains and oilseeds harvest is estimated to have reached 100.46 million tons, which is above last year’s according to the latest technical report from the Ministry of Agriculture released this week.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:15 UTC
World Bank forecasts Japanese economy will begin recovering at the end of 2011

Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:10 UTC
In twelve Argentine provinces inflation is two times and a half the official index

Several Argentine provinces mistrustful of government statistics, particularly inflation have mounted their own offices which show that consumer prices in the last twelve months have soared on average 27.5%, which is almost two and a half times the official index applicable to Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires province
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:06 UTC
Buenos Aires main airports cancel all flights as communications system collapses

Flights began to be resumed late Monday in Argentina’s two main airports after they had to be cancelled due to technical problems with the Control Tower system.