Stories for April 2012

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.
Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 23:26 UTC
Brazilian polar vessel vistis Montevideo at the end of her Antarctic tour

The Brazilian navy polar research vessel “Almirante Maximiano” at the end of its XXXth Antarctic operation, Operantar, arrived on Thursday at Montevideo to take fuel, supplies and exchange experiences with Uruguayan officers.
Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 22:12 UTC
London mayoral candidate for the British National party is a Uruguayan national

The British National Party confounded expectations by fielding a Uruguayan national, Carlos Cortiglia, as its candidate for London mayor. Mr Cortiglia moved to the UK in 1989 and has lived and worked in London ever since.
Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 21:21 UTC
“President Rajoy, in Colombia we don’t expropriate, we welcome foreign investment”

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos welcomed Spanish corporations and guaranteed his visiting Spanish peer Mariano Rajoy that in Colombia there will be no surprises because the country follows the rules of the game: “President Rajoy: here we don’t expropriate”.