MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 14th 2012
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Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 01:03 UTC
Brazil ready to launch an eight storey “love hotel” for pets
Following in the footsteps of United States, Brazil is all set to open a “love hotel” for pets. The country is home to a 32-million-strong canine population the world's second largest after America.
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Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:54 UTC
More than 500 penguins found dead of beaches of south Brazil
More than 500 penguins have been found dead on beaches of Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state, authorities said Friday.
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Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:46 UTC
Chavez becomes an issue of the US presidential campaign
President Hugo Chavez denied on Friday that Venezuela was a threat to anyone, after US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized Barack Obama for playing down the risk posed by the socialist leader.
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Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:36 UTC
Argentine province reviewing BP operating licence in main oil field
Argentina’s Chubut province is reviewing the operating license of BP Plc main oil field in the country and may revoke it, the provincial oil minister said. The review started after operations were interrupted last month for over three weeks during a workers’ protest, Minister Ezequiel Cufre said in an interview in Buenos Aires.
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Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:30 UTC
Top Brazilian entrepreneurs tie-up to develop mining opportunities in Latam and Africa
Brazil's top investment bank Banco BTG Pactual announced a tie-up with Roger Agnelli, former head of mining giant Vale, to invest up to 520 million dollars in Latin America and Africa.
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Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:26 UTC
Brazil’s 2012/13 soybean crop in place to dispute the US supremacy
Next season, 2012/13 Brazilian soybean growers could be in place to jump from the world's No. 2 producer and dispute the US first place. Brazil's 2012-13 soybean production is expected to rise 25% from this season’s drought-punished, to 83.1 million tons.
