MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 15th 2012
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Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 08:54 UTC
Brazilian court listens to natives claims and suspends work on Belo Monte dam
A Brazilian federal court has ordered the immediate suspension of work on the controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, ruling that indigenous communities were not consulted. It was set to be the world's third-largest dam.
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Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 08:50 UTC
Students and police clash in Santiago; mayor threatens to cancel protestors scholarships
For a third day running Chilean riot police broke up protests by students who had taken control of several high schools in the capital Santiago to demand education reform.
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Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 08:46 UTC
Brazilian state plans cattle traceability system with ear-tags and chips
The Government of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul is planning to invest about 25 million dollars in restructuring animal health protection in the state and electronically identifying every beast in its 13 million cattle herd, in a project designed to provide a full traceability system.
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Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 00:50 UTC
Euro zone contracts 0.2% in Q2; Germany remains strong but exposed to contagion
The Euro zone debt-ravaged economy shrank in the second quarter (after a dismal first) and despite continued German growth which economists said could soon be snuffed out.
