Stories for 2011

Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:52 UTC
Seven Latam countries on track to have credit ratings upgraded

Seven countries in Latin America are on track to have their ratings upgraded in the short term, as the region's credit cycle remains supported by healthy economic growth and greater policy stability, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:27 UTC
Chile/Ecuador proposal for a UNASUR Antarctic base

Chile and Ecuador will be proposing their peers of Unasur, (Union of South American Nations) the establishment of a scientific research base in Antarctica, according to Ecuador’s Foreign Affairs minister Ricardo Patiño.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:04 UTC
India pledges greater economic cooperation and trade with Uruguay

India pledged on Thursday greater economic cooperation with Uruguay in sectors such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, textiles, automobiles, machineries and IT. In 2009-10, bilateral trade stood at 64.3 million US dollars.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 00:57 UTC
Argentine industry satisfied with first landings from the Illex squid season

The first Argentine jiggers returning to the port of Mar del Plata to land their catches are reporting good volumes of Illex Argentinus and are eager to return to sea, according to the Argentine fisheries news magazine Pescare.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 18:31 UTC
Falklands welcomes Chilean port fees decision

THE decision by Chile to reduce the costs of port access and docking operations was welcomed by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board today.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:51 UTC
Gadaffi on state TV by phone call blames Bin Laden for the protests

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has told state TV that Osama Bin Laden and his followers are to blame for the protests wracking his country.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:44 UTC
British court agrees to extradite Wikileaks founder Assange to Sweden

A British court has agreed to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes, dismissing claims such a move would breach his human rights.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:40 UTC
Quake’s knock to NZ economy estimated in 9 to 12 billion US dollars

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, says emergency teams in Christchurch are now focusing on recovering bodies, rather than finding survivors of the earthquake.
He has confirmed that 98 people are known to have been killed in the recent earthquake, and more than 200 others are still missing.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:33 UTC
HMS Scott on Ice Patrol and Antarctic sea deep water survey mapping

The Royal Navy ocean survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Antarctica for Ice patrol duties that include scientific research in coordination with the UK Hydrographic Office and the British Antarctic Survey.
Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 07:49 UTC
Uruguay and India explore wind energy cooperation

A high level delegation from Uruguay is exploring the possibility of forging cooperation with India in the wind power sector. Led by Uruguayan Vice President Danilo Astori, the delegation visited Wednesday the plant of RRB Energy Ltd (RRBEL) in Chennai (formally Madras).