Stories for December 2012

Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:33 UTC
Schmallenberg disease hitting lambs and calves spreads to all England and Wales

A disease that can lead to lambs and calves being stillborn or deformed has spread to every county in England and Wales. Some farmers are expected to lose livestock during the lambing season, which is just getting underway.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 23:36 UTC
EU Fisheries committee pledges sustainability by 2015 and an end to discards

Tuesday’s vote by the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee to amend CFP reforms have been greeted with enthusiasm by a number of environmental NGOs including ClientEarth, Greenpeace, WWF, the Pew Foundation and OCEAN 2012.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 22:37 UTC
Organized labour challenges Cristina Fernandez with a demonstration on Wednesday

Argentina’ so organized CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, and CTA umbrella union leader Pablo Micheli confirmed on Tuesday a downtown march against the government of President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 22:33 UTC
Ghanaian government confirms the release of ARA Libertad

The Ghanaian government confirmed on Tuesday it would comply with the UN Law of the Sea court decision to release the Argentine navy flagship ARA Libertad, impounded in Tema since October 2, over a debt dispute between a US hedge fund and the Argentine government.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 22:18 UTC
UK names southern part of British Antarctic Territory “Queen Elizabeth Land”

The Foreign Secretary announced on Tuesday that the southern part of British Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 06:00 UTC
Argentine government begins process to dismember Clarin media group

Argentina's government Monday began the process of auctioning off media licenses and related assets held by the media conglomerate Grupo Clarin SA. The move, which government officials say should take about 100 business days to complete, comes after a lower court judge ruled Friday that a three-year-old media law requiring Clarin to be dismantled is constitutional.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 05:34 UTC
Santander keeps growing: absorbs Banesto and Banif and will close 700 branches

Banking giant Santander said on Monday that it will absorb two of its Spanish offshoots, closing 700 branches in the latest stage of Spain's great banking shake-up. The biggest bank in the Euro zone by market value, said it could save 520 million Euros a year by absorbing the offshoots, Banesto and Banif.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 04:01 UTC
Argentina says Belgian highest court rules against seizure of diplomatic accounts

The Belgian Supreme Court threw out an attempt by hedge funds to seize Argentina’s diplomatic accounts in that country, according to a release on Monday from the Argentine Foreign ministry.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 03:56 UTC
IMF board to consider Argentina’s stats case at the end of January

The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund will again meet at the end of January to debate Argentina’s improvement in the quality of its official economic index, IMF spokesman announced on Monday.
Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 03:44 UTC
Argentina replaces ambassador Argüello by an economist and trade expert

The Argentine Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that President Cristina Fernández has decided to appoint Cecilia Nahón as Argentine ambassador to the United States, replacing Jorge Arguello in Washington DC.