Stories for April 7th 2012

Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:29 UTC
Education absorbs 25% of the Falklands budget; students are funded to study in UK universities

Education is one of those intangible values that demand a huge percentage of the Falkland Islands budget, close to 25%, according to Jan Cheek, member of the elected Legislative Assembly and head of the education portfolio.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:25 UTC
Uruguayan minister refers to Jesus Christ as that “skinny fellow crucified for being too candid”

A major controversy has erupted in Uruguay following what were considered ‘unnecessarily offensive’ references to Jesus Christ by Defence minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro during a conference at a businesspeople gathering this week in Montevideo.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:20 UTC
Chile, Brazil and Mexico approve OECD fiscal transparency test

Chile, Brazil and Mexico are among eight new countries which approved the first test of fiscal transparency from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
US main ground beef processor files for bankruptcy following hamburger’ ‘pink slime’ controversy

US ground beef processor AFA Foods filed for bankruptcy protection this week and said it plans to sell some or all of its assets, citing the impact of media coverage related to a meat filler critics have dubbed “pink slime.”
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:12 UTC
Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter mass

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter Mass in the eve of Good Friday after returning from his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:07 UTC
Obama administration sides with Argentina in case filed by ‘vulture funds’

The US has sided with Argentina and asked a federal appeals court to reverse lower-court rulings stemming from bond holders’ attempts to collect on judgments against the Argentine Republic.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Churches in Cuba celebrate Easter for the first time in over half a century

Bells rang from Roman Catholic churches throughout Havana on Friday to remember the death of Jesus Christ as Cubans celebrated a holiday on Good Friday for the first time in more than half a century.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 06:53 UTC
Russian yacht goes missing in Antarctica en route to South Shetlands

The Scorpius yacht with a Russian-Ukrainian crew on board has gone missing off the Antarctic coast while performing a polar circumnavigation voyage, the expedition’s press service said on Friday.