Stories for July 2012

Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 16:42 UTC
Falkland Islands black-browed albatross no longer endangered, says ACAP

The conservation status of the Falkland Islands Black-browed albatross could be down listed from endangered based on ground and aerial surveys carried out in 2010, ACAP* Coordinator Anton Wolfaardt reported to the Falklands’ Environmental Committee.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 15:27 UTC
UK reaffirms sovereignty over Gibraltar territorial waters following incident with the Guardia Civil

The UK reaffirmed sovereignty over Gibraltar and Gibraltar territorial waters following an incident with the Spanish Guardia Civil which detained two Gibraltar British Nationals in British jurisdiction and transferred them to Spain.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
The only ‘coup’ was including Venezuela in Mercosur with Paraguay suspended

Paraguayan president Federico Franco said on Monday that the only coup, if that is the word, was implemented by Mercosur from the moment they left Paraguay out of the decision to incorporate Venezuela as a full member of the group.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:33 UTC
Latinamerica has 15.100 ultra-rich; Brazil leads with 4.725 and 890 billion dollars

Latinamerica has 15.100 super rich (8% of the world total) according to the latest World Report on the Ultra Rich 2011/12 from Wealth-X. Super rich is defined as a person with net assets over 24.4 million Euros (30 million dollars).
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:31 UTC
Uruguay raises banks’ reserves requirements to help bring down inflation

Uruguay's central bank said on Monday it will raise marginal reserve requirements on local and foreign currency deposits from Aug. 1 as part of its efforts to bring inflation within the official target range.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:26 UTC
Euro down to lowest in 11 years as Spain crumbles and investors flee

The Euro weakened to the lowest in more than 11 years against the Yen as investors sought safer assets amid mounting concern that European leaders are failing to control the region’s debt crisis.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:18 UTC
Brazil prepares new stimuli measures geared to infrastructure and manufacturing

Brazil's government may ease its primary surplus target next year to create room to carry out additional tax cuts to boost growth, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Monday.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Humala dumps hardliners, names new ‘soft hand’ cabinet to calm anti-mining protests

President Ollanta Humala named human rights lawyer Juan Jimenez prime minister on Monday as the Peruvian leader shuffled his cabinet to calm a wave of violent anti-mining protests and a drop in his popularity.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:08 UTC
Chile to request Havana details of the car accident in which Cuban dissident died

Chile will request from Cuba all the information on the death of opposition leader Oswaldo Payá who according to the Havana government died in a car accident, something with the Chilean authorities wants to corroborate to “complete certainty”.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:02 UTC
Researchers test with GPS-sheep how they react and flock to avoid predators

Instead of fleeing randomly when faced with a predator, sheep attempt to bury themselves within their flock, new UK research has shown. The theory that animals moving in groups retreat towards the centre of their flocks if a predator appears, have been tested in the past.