Stories for July 2012

Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:15 UTC
PM Rajoy not handling the economic crisis, say 80% of Spaniards

Support for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fell sharply in July after his government announced a new round of deep spending cuts and tax hikes to fight the sovereign debt crisis, an opinion poll showed.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:08 UTC
Punta Arenas largest single industry leaves for Louisiana: insufficient gas supply

The world’s largest supplier of methanol, Canadian-based Methanex, will invest 550 million dollars to relocate a methanol production plant from the extreme south of Chile to a 225-acre site in Geismar, Louisiana.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:04 UTC
Soaring costs delay Barrick-Gold Andes mining project delayed a full year

Barrick Gold, the world’s biggest gold miner, says its capital costs to develop a giant mine high in the Andes could reach 8 billion dollars and has delayed production until 2014.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:25 UTC
Falklands’ begins to work in organization of next year’s referendum

The Falkland Islands government has started to prepare the list of issues that will have to be addressed for the organization of next year’s referendum on the political statute of the Islands, particularly the drafting of the question, inviting overseas observers and contracting a specialist to manage the whole operation.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:14 UTC
End of blackout to Buenos Aires plazas but now the Obelisk flag was stolen

A good one and a bad one for the government of the City of Buenos Aires: Economy minister Nestor Grindetti announced that an agreement had been reached with power companies to bring light back to several public areas of the city that had remained in the dark for several days due to unpaid bills.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:09 UTC
Argentine farmers’ leader calls for “the end to corruption and intolerance”

Argentine Rural Society (SRA) head Hugo Biolcati said that Argentine institutions are “deteriorating“ and that ”the Constitution” is no longer in use, as he inaugurated this weekend the 126th annual edition of the camp exhibition at the Palermo Rural pavilion in the City of Buenos Aires.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:03 UTC
Outrage in Britain over the empty seats at the London Games stadiums

Organisers fought to quell growing public outrage over empty seats across venues at the London Olympic Games where China has laid down an early marker with a world record win in the pool and a commanding early lead in the medals table.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:52 UTC
Israel says Mercosur should be “much concerned” with the inclusion of Venezuela

Israeli ambassador in Uruguay Dori Goren said that the incorporation of Venezuela of Mercosur should “concern” the countries of the regional block given what he described as “Venezuelan support to Iranian agents that establish terror webs in the region”.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:48 UTC
Mujica will try to appease ‘lady’ Cristina and have closer links with Dilma

President Jose Mujica travels to Brasilia on Monday for the Mercosur extraordinary summit on Venezuela, but his agenda also includes talking with Cristina Fernandez about the latest clash referred to the dredging of a shared River Plate access canal and with host Dilma Rousseff about his growing proximity to Brazil.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:42 UTC
The significance of Venezuela for Brazil underlined by the country’s diplomats

Brazilian diplomats revealed during a television Globo News debate details of the controversial procedure applied by Mercosur countries to suspend Paraguay and agree the incorporation of Venezuela as full member.