Stories for August 2012

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.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:58 UTC
US chicken business hit by grains’ costs will need to raise consumer prices

Brazil's JBS SA, the world's biggest meatpacker, sees rising costs for feed grains hitting its US chicken business mainly in the fourth quarter and will need to raise prices accordingly.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:49 UTC
The “Paraguay situation” and options as seen from Washington

By Eric Stadius, Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Peter Tase, Research Fellow at Council on Hemispheric Affairs.Two months after President Fernando Lugo’s impeachment, Paraguay has transitioned from reconciling its relatively benign political crisis to enhancing regional and international links politically and economically.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:35 UTC
Foreign Office says Ecuador and UK have resume dialogue on the Assange case

Ecuador and the UK have confirmed the resumption of talks on the Assange case following the meeting of Ecuadorean Vice president Lenin Boltaire Moreno and Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office on Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:22 UTC
Majority of Uruguayans mistrust President Mujica; support stands at 39%

Mistrust towards Uruguayan president Jose Mujica has again peaked in August and now stands at 52% while those trusting him are 39% with the remaining 8% saying they don’t know or prefer to remain quiet, according to the latest public opinion poll released this week in Montevideo.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:16 UTC
EU threatens to impose tariffs on bio-diesel imported from Argentina

The European Union threatened on Wednesday to impose tariffs on bio-diesel imported from Argentina and also Indonesia. The announcement was made today on the bloc’s Official Gazette.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 06:36 UTC
Ecuadorean court ratifies political refugee status for Belarus former investigator

A judge on Ecuador's highest court has thrown out an extradition request for a former police investigator from Belarus who has been jailed since June, ordering him to be freed immediately.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 06:30 UTC
Brazil donates Argentina Malvinas Spanish charts dating back to 1770

Four certified charts of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dating back to the XVIII century and belonging to the Pedro de Angelis collection of Brasilia’s National Library were given by the Brazilian Foreign ministry to the argentine delegation currently holding a bilateral meeting in the country’s capital.