Stories for March 2012

Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 02:01 UTC
Brazilian prosecutors unveil first criminal charges for crimes committed in 1970

Brazilian prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled the first criminal charges for crimes committed during the two-decade military dictatorship which ended almost a quarter of a century ago.
Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 01:57 UTC
Ports in Argentina resume grain loading as dock-workers return to work

Argentine dock-workers on Tuesday suspended a 12-day-old strike that had delayed more than 500 million dollars in grains shipments while forcing cargo vessels to drop anchor along the country's waterways.
Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 01:54 UTC
Heroic Age remembered in Punta Arenas

Three plaques remembering prominent explorers of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Discovery, who used the Chilean port of Punta Arenas as their home base when carrying out Antarctic explorations, have been unveiled at the entrance to the Arturo Prat port terminal in downtown Punta Arenas.
Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 01:48 UTC
Blatter scheduled to meet Rousseff on Friday to patch up differences

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to clear the air following the recent spat over preparations for the 2014 World Cup, soccer's governing body said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 00:07 UTC
Brazil turns protectionist: wants Mexico to limit car exports to 1.4bn in three years

Brazil's government wants Mexico to impose quotas on its own auto exports to the South American nation to ensure the total value does not exceed 1.4 billion dollars over the next three years, the development, industry and foreign trade ministry said.
Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 22:28 UTC
Dressed as rugby players, Argentine lobbyists plan third visit, next April

Despite the Falklands Legislative Assembly and many Islanders voicing their displeasure at the previous activities of an Argentine group of rugby players in the Falklands, Rugby Sin Fronteras (Rugby without Frontiers) are planning a third visit on April 13, this year.
Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 12:26 UTC
New Oceanites Antarctic Compendium Available

Ron Naveen, President of Oceanites, announced that the new compendium, covering 142 different sites on the Antarctic Peninsula, can now be downloaded in PDF format at no cost.
Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 07:29 UTC
Obama and Cameron underline the “unique and essential” US/UK relation

Cameron and Barack Obama have described the “unique and essential” relationship between the US and UK ahead of a visit by the prime minister to Washington. In a joint article for the Washington Post, the two leaders said “the world counts on our alliance”.
Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 07:26 UTC
Brazil extends 6% tax on foreign loans and bonds to help weaken the Real

Brazil extended on Monday a 6% tax on foreign loans and bonds issued abroad by local companies to include lending with duration of as long as five years, the third measure taken this month to weaken the Real. Since March 1, the currency has weakened 5.6%.
Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 07:24 UTC
First deadline for Repsol-YPF: invest or loose concessions in Chubut

Argentine Patagonia Chubut province could move to revoke oil and gas concessions held by Spain’s Repsol controlled oil and gas giant YPF SA as soon as Wednesday, a provincial official said Monday.