Stories for April 20th 2012

Friday, April 20th 2012 - 21:51 UTC
Barcelona vs Real Madrid: a derby with 1.5bn dollars on the field

Saturday’s derby between Spain’s top teams Barcelona and Real Madrid is more than a soccer match, not only because it will most probably decide who is the next champ of La Liga but also because the field will see a display of 1.474 billion dollars in players.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 21:45 UTC
Two English, two Spanish and one German in the billion dollars plus clubs league

The piles of cash handed out by Europe’s top tournaments continue to drive team values higher for the best teams on the pitch, according to the latest report from Forbes.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 19:20 UTC
New FMD strain in Egypt; 100.000 cattle infected, no vaccine for SAT2

A new strain of Foot and Mouth Disease, known as SAT2, has broken out in Egypt and is threatening to spread to other areas of northern Africa and the Middle East.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:44 UTC
US fully supports IMF in demanding Argentina submits its stats to IMF for review

The US government considers Argentine is obliged to submit its economic statistics to be validated by the IMF, and Washington will support all efforts from the multilateral organization so that the objective can be achieved.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:39 UTC
Bumper Loligo squid season in Falklands with over 34.900 tons

Falkland Islands fishing companies had tons of reasons to be cheerful as the first Loligo squid season of 2012 drew to a close last weekend.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:36 UTC
Brazil’s two largest companies team up to work together in several projects

Petrobras and mining company Vale, the two biggest companies in Brazil, have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue joint ventures in various areas, Petrobras said.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:25 UTC
Malvinas veterans revisit scenes of war where they were tortured by their officers

In the this 30th anniversary year of the armed conflict between British and Argentine forces it is not surprising that we have seen, and will continue to see, increased numbers of veterans from both sides arriving in the Falkland Islands.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 00:24 UTC
Cristina Fernandez “not concerned” about international reaction to YPF takeover

The government of President Cristina Fernandez is “not concerned” about the escalade of international criticism following the announced nationalization of the oil company YPF, and rules “thinking in Argentina not in Spain or the US”, said two cabinet members.