MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 25th 2012
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:42 UTC
Greenland’s massive ice sheet “unprecedented” melt puzzles Nasa scientists
Greenland's massive ice sheet has melted this month over an usually large area, Nasa has said. Scientists said the “unprecedented” melting took place over a larger area that ever detected in three decades of satellite observation.
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:34 UTC
GM Brazil shuts complex before tough negotiations with Metalworkers union
General Motors said Tuesday it had suspended output at its complex in Brazil and sent workers home with paid leave ahead of tense talks with unions and government representatives.
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:20 UTC
Cold waters strand migrating green sea turtles on Uruguayan beaches
A record number of sea turtles are turning up on Uruguayan beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Río de la Plata suffering from cold shock and hypothermia.While specialists are still investigating the causes, they speculate that an abrupt change in sea temperature may have prevented the green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from migrating to warmer waters
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:04 UTC
Germany and France express support for Spain but markets demand more than words
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterpart from Madrid said Spain’s borrowing costs don’t reflect the strength of its economy as they pledged to work toward deeper integration to fight the debt crisis.
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 06:36 UTC
Argentina is making few friends in the oil and gas industry these days
Interview with Sam Logan (*) Angering Spain by seizing and nationalizing a majority of Repsol's shares in YPF and ramping up the rhetoric over the Falkland Islands as exploration deals promise to make the territory a major oil player overnight, Argentina is making few friends in the fossil fuels industry these days.
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 04:44 UTC
Brazilian influential newspaper blasts “Dilma’s anti-diplomacy”
Brazil’s influential newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo blasted Brazilian foreign policy and its handling of the Paraguayan political crisis. In an opinion column under the heading “Dilma’s anti-diplomacy” the newspaper argues that the current administration is politicizing foreign policy, the same way that her predecessor, Lula da Silva.
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Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 00:54 UTC
Spain suggests Paraguay should not attend Ibero-American summit in Cadiz
Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel García-Margallo suggested on Tuesday that it would be best for Paraguay not to attend the coming Ibero-American summit scheduled to take place in Cadiz, next November, because of the complex political situation.
