Stories for 2012

Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 15:03 UTC
British explorer becomes first woman to cross the Antarctic continent

British explorer Felicity Aston has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. “Congratulations to the 1st female to traverse Antarctica SOLO.V proud,” her UK support team tweeted late on Sunday.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 15:00 UTC
Cairn Energy sells 30% of stake in Greenland licence to Norway’s Statoil

British Oil explorer Cairn Energy has sold off a 30% stake in one of its Greenland exploration licences to Norwegian group Statoil. It is part of Cairn's plan to bring in a partner in to share the costs of exploration in the Arctic.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:32 UTC
Uruguay’s government and private sector disagree on number of tourists arrived

The number of tourists arriving in Uruguay this summer season has erupted into an open controversy between the government and tourism operators who question the official stats release of the first fifteen days of January.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:30 UTC
A woman of gritty character will head Brazil’s largest corporation, Petrobras

Maria da Gracas Foster, (58), will be head of Brazil’s largest corporation, Petrobras as of next February. This is the first time that the Brazilian oil corporation among the largest in the world will have a woman as CEO.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:27 UTC
Chavez announces purchase of Brazilian aircraft for Venezuela’s state airline

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that his government plans to buy new Embraer jets from Brazil as well as used Airbus jets to expand his country's state airline Conviasa.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:21 UTC
Uruguay’s main residential seaside resort under siege by real estate speculators

The leading residential seaside resort in Uruguay which has made the reviews of some of the most significant world magazines because of its village spirit, excellent beaches and easy going environment but also with some of the best restaurants and art galleries in the country is threatened by speculators.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:12 UTC
Foreign airlines in Argentina told to privilege local service-contractors and suppliers

Fifteen foreign airlines operating from Argentina will have to report to the powerful Home Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno a proposal to reduce their US dollars overseas remittances particularly to suppliers and services contracted overseas. It is estimated that these airlines remit a billion US dollars annually.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:08 UTC
Asia welcomes the Year of the Dragon, the most revered sign of the Chinese zodiac

Asia welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks, hoping the mightiest sign in the Chinese zodiac will usher in the wealth and power it represents.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 23:41 UTC
“Hard to understand why a country of 45 million threatens the Falklands with 3.000 inhabitants”

A member from the Falkland Islands’ elected Legislative Assembly said it’s hard to understand why a country of 45 million people like Argentina insists in threatening a country of 3.000, and underlined there’s not a single Islander who wants to be an Argentine.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 23:36 UTC
A “psychological war” to persuade UK to negotiate Falklands’ sovereignty

So far it’s a psychological war to try and persuade the British to begin Falkland Islands a sovereignty discussion with Argentina but there is nothing to discuss about since the Islanders don’t want to belong to Argentina and that’s it, said UK retired Major General Julian Thompson.