Stories for 2012

Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:51 UTC
Uruguay strongly advocates for “free and fluid trade” in Unasur meeting

Uruguay’s Economy minister Fernando Lorenzo called on other members of Unasur, Union of South American Nations, to ensure free trade in the region as a safeguard and guarantee for the sustained growth of country-members in time.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:49 UTC
Greenland’s ice sheet melting much faster that forecasted

Greenland’s ice sheet is more sensitive to global warming than previously thought, according to Spanish and German researchers. The ice sheet may lose its ability to grow once warming reaches 1.6 degrees, a study published in Nature Climate Change found.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:44 UTC
Falklands’ oil company delays report on deep water exploratory drilling

UK based oil firm Borders & Southern pushed back the time frame for initial results from an exploration campaign offshore the Falkland Islands after a deep water well experienced technical issues.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:41 UTC
Two male nurses charged with ‘dozens of mercy killings’ in two Uruguayan hospitals

Especially aggravated murder charges were filed against two male nurses Sunday and a female nurse was charged with covering up a crime in a case involving more than a dozen deaths at two Uruguayan hospitals, judicial officials said.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:37 UTC
Funds from Santiago to put Punta Arenas back on its feet, and loans to small businesses

Chilean Minister of Economy Pablo Longueira announced on Sunday that Punta Arenas in the extreme south of the country which recently suffered a barrage of flash floods will be declared “catastrophe zone”.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:34 UTC
Bocaranda, the gossip columnist who keeps Venezuela informed on Hugo Chavez

Some Venezuelans cannot get enough of Nelson Bocaranda, a mild-mannered radio reporter and gossip columnist who has been dishing up inside information on President Hugo Chavez’s cancer.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:59 UTC
Paraguay calls on Argentina for “reflection and dialogue” regarding trade restrictions

The Paraguayan government called for “reflection and dialogue” from the Argentine government in order to find a solution to the commercial restrictions in place on imported products, “we don’t need any more walls”.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:55 UTC
“The Argentine government doesn’t understand what is going on” says former official

Former Argentine Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández assured on Sunday today that “the Government has difficulties understanding what is going on, and gives fallacious speeches that are far from reality,” and blasted the cutback of subsidies on public services and the bill that seeks to reform the Central Bank's charter
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:53 UTC
Top executives from Chevron barred from leaving Brazil because of oil spills case

A Brazilian court barred 17 executives from Chevron and Transocean from leaving Brazil, pending criminal charges related to a high-profile oil spill last November. A second oil spill detected last week further complicated the situation.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:50 UTC
HMS Illustrious, command ship in tough Arctic weather training

Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is in the midst of NATO Exercise Cold Response, based in the Arctic. Illustrious is the command ship for Major General Ed Davis, Commandant General Royal Marines, who, with his Commander Amphibious Forces staff, is directing the movements of allied warships.