Stories for October 23rd 2012

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 22:29 UTC
Penguins, whales and Antarctic species have found a powerful friend: DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio urged a high-level Antarctic conservation meeting in Australia on Tuesday to approve a sweeping Southern Ocean marine sanctuary to protect thousands of polar species.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 21:20 UTC
Gibraltar, a ‘smokescreen’ to distract Spain’s austerity cuts claims political party

The Spanish leftwing political party Izquierda Unida [IU] has tabled questions in Spain’s parliament asking why Gibraltar continues to be a priority matter for the central government in Madrid.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 20:51 UTC
Australian icebreaker ‘Aurora Australis’ caught in packed Antarctic ice

The Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis is stuck in ice 80 nautical miles from the Antarctic coast. The vessel is heading to the frozen continent with 50 scientists from around the world to study the relationship between sea ice and marine life.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 20:46 UTC
Tourist arrivals to the Falklands expected to increase 14.6% by end of 2012

Tourist arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by 14.6% in 2012 with a significant 28% increase in the number of leisure visitors, mainly driven by the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war according to the September Falklands Forecast from the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:33 UTC
Brazil says all Mercosur leaders have to decide lifting Paraguay’s suspension

Brazil said it is hard to see Paraguay rejoining Mercosur and Unasur before next year’s presidential election. The two blocks suspended the landlocked country following the removal of Fernando Lugo last June and replacing him with President Federico Franco.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:27 UTC
Brazil will invest 2bn dollars in promoting fishing industry and doubling catches

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff announced on Monday an ambitious program to boost and make competitive the fishing industry doubling catches for which she promised the government would invest 4.1bn Reais (2bn dollars).
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:18 UTC
South Georgia plans to expand Marine Protected Areas; could affect krill fishery

The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, announced a vast Marine Protected Areas around the Island in February and it is likely there is more protection to come that could affect krill fishing and long-lining, reports the September edition of the South Georgia newsletter.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:14 UTC
Sao Paulo police arrest former head of bankrupt Brazilian bank

Police in Sao Paulo said on Monday they had arrested the former head of bankrupt Brazilian lender Banco Cruzeiro do Sul on charges of money laundering and crimes against the country's financial system and capital markets.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:07 UTC
Argentine ‘soybean king’ forecasts a new but “green industrial revolution”

The man known in Argentina as “soybean king” said the country was facing a “new industrial revolution”, but factories now won’t have chimneys because they will really be “green factories”.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:01 UTC
Argentine with ‘clear long term policies’ can easily become the ‘Saudi Arabia of food’

Former Argentine central bank president, IMF economist and Bank of England consultant Mario Bléjer said that with clear long term policies Argentina could rapidly become the “Saudi Arabia of food” because food demand at world level will grow 20% in the next decade.