Stories for 2012

Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:12 UTC
Uruguay upsets Argentina in rugby which lost its first ever South American Cup

While Brazil's women maintained their perfect record in regional competition, Uruguay's men scored a huge upset by winning their first CONSUR rugby title, beating Argentina in the final 17-14 with a try on the siren.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:09 UTC
IMF confirms closing offices in Mongolia, Lebanon and G-20 member Argentina

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will close its Buenos Aires office in protest to Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno’s decision to accuse the organization in court, urging it to explain how it calculates Argentina’s inflation rate, sources said.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:07 UTC
YPF survival battle to remain private took off in two Patagonian provinces

The governments of the Patagonian provinces of Chubut and Santa Cruz announced the termination of the contract of exploitation of four different oil wells that YPF handles in the Gulf San Jorge and that both provinces share. Spain’s Repsol, the oil giant that controls YPF has announced it will file a lawsuit against the measure.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 03:24 UTC
Chile/UK respect ‘legitimate differences’ but say NO to a blockade of the Faklands

Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne and Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister Alfredo Moreno agreed to respect their legitimate differences regarding the Argentine/UK dispute over the Falklands’ sovereignty but also emphasized the Chilean (and other Mercosur members) position contrary to an economic blockade of the Islands or isolating its population.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 02:52 UTC
Cristina Fernandez censors television program; former CNN reporter privileged witness

A former CNN in Spanish journalist Alberto Padilla was a privileged witness of censorship in Argentina, minutes before he was to be interviewed by a television channel in Buenos Aires: “the order to stop the program came directly from (Federal planning) minister De Vido”.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 00:40 UTC
US-Canada and EU agree to end ‘beef war’; Brussels grants 48.000 tons quota

European Parliament has backed a deal that will increase EU imports of beef from the US and Canada and help European food exporters. A row over growth hormones used on North American cattle ranches led to a trade war lasting more than 20 years.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 00:28 UTC
UK youth unemployment at its highest in two decades: 22.5%

United Kingdom’s unemployment rate held at a 13-year high of 8.4% in the three months to January, and the youth unemployment rate rose to a record high, official data showed Wednesday.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 00:23 UTC
All but four of US main banks pass ‘strain test’; Citi among the failed

All but four of 19 major United States banks got a green light yesterday to boost dividends and buy back shares after the Federal Reserve declared them strong enough to survive another serious recession.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 00:17 UTC
With soaring beef prices cattle rustling is an industry in the Canadian prairies

A rope and a good sturdy branch are no longer an option, or an effective deterrent for the lowlife curs stealing cows in the Canadian province of Alberta. Cattle rustling still occur in the not-so-wild west, with more than 6.000 head stolen annually by thieves prowling the prairies for heifers to heist and sell.
Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 23:52 UTC
Brazilian vessel looses half 5.000 cattle on board and has no port to dock

An animal welfare disaster resulting in the death of more than half the 5.000 cattle on board a Brazilian-owned live export ship bound for Egypt over the past fortnight has prompted renewed calls to ban the industry.