Stories for 2012

Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 18:45 UTC
Spanish banks have 155.8bn Euros in ‘doubtful loans’, the highest since 1994

Spain's banks had 155.84bn Euros of loans on their books in May that are at risk of not being repaid, the highest since 1994.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 18:38 UTC
EU, US and Japan battle with China at WTO over rare earth minerals

European Union, the United States and Japan on Wednesday requested a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) after failing to resolve a battle over China's export restrictions on rare earth minerals.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 18:29 UTC
US meats’ farming massive use of antibiotics creating more resistant bacteria

The factory farming of cows, pigs, poultry and fish sucks up 29 million pounds—80%—of antibiotics sold in the United States. Many illness-causing bacteria are now resistant to most or all of the antibiotics that once killed them.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 18:17 UTC
US worst drought since 1956 sends soybeans and corn skyrocketing

The commodities soy and corn’s prizes sky rocked on Thursday thanks to the severe drought that has been punishing the United States heartland. Soy and corn were being sold at record high of 638.89 dollars/ton and 320.26 dollars/ton respectively.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 18:14 UTC
Police and Civil Guard members join massive spontaneous protests in Spain

The protest movement against the conservative Spanish government's latest austerity measures swelled on Thursday as public sector workers stepped up demonstrations in Madrid and around the country after more than a week of spontaneous action.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:23 UTC
Bolivia agrees to sell more gas to Argentina under an ‘interruptible’ contract

Argentina and Bolivia signed on Wednesday new agreements to increase the sale of Bolivian natural gas to its southern neighbour but the controversial issue of a price review went unnoticed.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:18 UTC
US dollar reaches new high in Argentina: 6.80 Pesos

The US dollar reached a new high in the Argentine informal market during Wednesday trading at 6.74 pesos, 25 cents more than on Tuesday while the gap with the official exchange rate jumped to 47.2%.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:14 UTC
To vote again for Cristina Fernandez would be a “masochist act” says Moyano

Argentine CGT Labour Confederation head Hugo Moyano said on Wednesday that he would not vote again for President Cristina Fernández but nevertheless sent her a letter requesting she receives the new CGT board which the government does not recognize.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:09 UTC
Cuba suspends carnival festivities to prevent spread of cholera outbreak

Traditional summer carnivals in the eastern Cuban cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo have been suspended due to an outbreak of cholera in the region, authorities said on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:04 UTC
Israel links attack in Bulgaria to ‘Iranian terror’ and AMIA anniversary in Buenos Aires

Six people were killed in a bomb attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at a Bulgarian airport on Wednesday and Israel accused Tehran of carrying out the attack, promising a strong response to “Iranian terror”.