Stories for April 2012

Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 22:51 UTC
“We were prepared for war with Chile”, not in Malvinas admits former Argentine military governor

The former military governor of the Malvinas Islands during the Argentine occupation said that the negative outcome of the war for Argentina can only be attributed to “negligence and improvisation”.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 22:42 UTC
Larsen Ice Shelf continues retreating

A European satellite has reported rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctica’s Larsen Ice Shelf according to a news story posted yesterday on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) website, http://www.esa.int
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 22:32 UTC
Antarctic: Dutch laboratories arrive at Rothera Station

As part of an international collaboration between British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Netherlands Polar Programme (NPP), three new containerised laboratories arrived at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica earlier this week, according to a news story posted yesterday on the BAS website: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 17:07 UTC
Dragui confirms extraordinary long-term funding to financial system will continue

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi dismissed a German-led push for the bank to start planning a retreat from emergency crisis-fighting, but stressed it was keeping a close eye on price pressures.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:54 UTC
Colombia “rolls up to show a leg” to honour thousands of anti-personnel mines victims

Colombia, only second to Afghanistan as to the country most punished by antipersonnel mines held several ceremonies on Wednesday to remember and honour its 9.755 victims of which 2.044 have died.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:52 UTC
Hundreds of dead dolphins in Peruvian beaches; offshore acoustic testing leading suspect

Conservationists counted 615 dead dolphins along a 150 kilometer stretch of beaches in Peru, a wildlife group said Wednesday, and the leading suspect is acoustic testing offshore by oil companies.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:45 UTC
Argentina picks a fight with Brazil oil giant Petrobras and revokes oil concession

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras assured that it has complied with all terms of its Argentine Patagonia Neuquén province oil exploitation contract, following provincial governor Jorge Sapag's announcement of the termination of the concession contract in Veta Escondida area.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:41 UTC
Argentina denies plan to acquire stake in YPF but provinces continue to rescind concessions

Argentina’s Planning Minister Julio de Vido denied a report by Buenos Aires newspaper Clarin that the government is working on a plan to use state-controlled pensions Anses to buy a stake in oil corporation YPF, he said in a statement.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:36 UTC
IMF warns world recovery is very fragile; policy makers should not become complacent

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the world economy is still in recession and the recovery remains fragile as she warned that, although some progress has been made, the global economic situation is not ideal yet. “We should not delude ourselves into a false sense of security,” she alerted.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 14:48 UTC
Global deal and tracking system to stem illegal tobacco trade

Negotiators from 135 nations sealed Wednesday a global deal to stem the illegal tobacco trade that could net governments 50 billion dollars more annually in tax revenues, the World Health Organisation said.