Stories for August 30th 2012

Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 03:57 UTC
Canadian company exports first gold doré bar from Paraguayan mine

Latin American Minerals Inc., Lampa, announced on Wednesday the delivery of the first gold doré bar produced at its Paso Yobai Gold Project pilot plant in Paraguay, to the Johnson Matthey Ltd. gold refinery in Brampton, Ontario.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 03:50 UTC
Venezuela investigating alleged massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon

Venezuela announced it is investigating an alleged massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest, after a tribal group told the government that a village of 80 natives was attacked in July from a helicopter.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 03:33 UTC
Protecting the whales from aggressive scavenger seagulls in Puerto Madryn

Saving the whales is something Argentines take so seriously that authorities are planning to shoot seagulls that have developed a habit of attacking the huge marine mammals. But environmentalists say the plan is misguided because humans are the real problem, creating so much garbage that the seagull population has exploded, endangering the whales.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 03:18 UTC
FIFA begins round of latest inspection of Brazil 2014 Cup preparations

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valke this week began his latest inspection of Brazil 2014 World Cup preparations amid ongoing concerns over delays in stadiums and infrastructure projects.

Canadian company exports first gold doré bar from Paraguayan mine