Stories for 2012

Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:55 UTC
Argentine president recovering with “no complications” and in “good spirit”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández’ recovery is showing “no complications” and she is in “good spirits” announced presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro in the medical follow-up from the Wednesday thyroid cancer surgery.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:52 UTC
YPF finds oil south of Mendoza; source estimated in 40 billion barrels

Energy company YPF announced the finding of conventional oil at the Cuenca Neuquina, in the Chachahuén bloc, at the Southern area of Mendoza province, that is equivalent to 40 million barrels.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:50 UTC
Message to Iran: UK ready to use military force to keep Strait of Hormuz open

Britain on Thursday signalled its readiness to use military force if necessary to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, warning Iran not to miscalculate over the West's determination to prevent disruption to the key shipping route.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:48 UTC
Dakar rally suspended because Andes snow storms prevent the crossing to Chile

The sixth stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, the first one in Chilean territory, has been suspended due to intense snow storms that do not allow the trespassing of the vehicles from Argentina.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:45 UTC
Heavy rains and mudslides threaten Rio do Janeiro; 35.000 residents displaced

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state placed emergency teams on maximum alert as heavy rains that have displaced 35.000 residents were forecast to continue, reviving fears of mudslides and flooding that killed about 900 people last year.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:43 UTC
Mexico opens world’s tallest bridge which spans for over a kilometre at 403 metres

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has inaugurated the world's tallest bridge. The 403m tall Baluarte bridge spans a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in northern Mexico.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
All time record price for a 296 kilos blue-fin in Tokyo market: 712.000 dollars

A deep-pocketed restaurateur has paid more than 700.000 dollars for a tuna at Japan's Tsukiji fish market, smashing the record for a single blue-fin. Bidding on the 269kg fish, caught off the coast of Japan's northern Aomori prefecture, stood at an eye-popping 711.864 dollars when the hammer came down in the first auction of the year.
Thursday, January 5th 2012 - 05:36 UTC
Piñera reaffirms Antarctica policy and invites Mujica to visit Chilean bases

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will be flying to Antarctic next 13 to 15 January together with his Uruguayan peer Jose Mujica, announced on Wednesday Chile’s Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno.
Thursday, January 5th 2012 - 05:33 UTC
In a decade Brazil must increase power generating capacity by 56%

Brazil must expand electricity production over the next decade by an amount equivalent to the power generated by three Itaipú hydroelectric dams, according to a study released Wednesday by the state-run Energy Research Corporation, EPE.
Thursday, January 5th 2012 - 05:28 UTC
Paraguay declares sanitary emergency because of outbreak of FMD

Paraguay declared on Wednesday animal sanitary emergency in the district of San Pedro, 400 kilometres north of the capital Asuncion where this week an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in a farm.