Stories for 2012

Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:47 UTC
Cameron pays tribute to Falklands’ conflict dead and reaffirms Islanders right to self determination

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has paid his own personal tribute to the 255 soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives to liberate the Falkland Islands. Making his first visit to the national Armed Forces Memorial as Prime Minister, Cameron also reaffirmed his commitment to defend the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:40 UTC
Almost 19 million urban Brazilians live with no access to drinking water of sewage

Almost 19 million Brazilians live in precarious housing with no running water, sewage or any basic public services, according to a report on urban infrastructure by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:37 UTC
Paraguay proposes India long-term plan to exchange food for investments and technology

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo currently visiting India proposed an exchange of food for investment and technology. Lugo was received by President Pratibha Patil and later by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 20:44 UTC
Germany should exit the Euro and revalue its currency, suggests top economist

Germany should exit the Euro and revalue its currency as “damage control” to avoid the effects of contagion stemming from a Greek exit, which would cripple banks and trade in Europe, according to former Argentine Finance Secretary Guillermo Nielsen.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 18:52 UTC
Falklands’ expects 20% boost in UK visitors because of the war’s 30th anniversary

The UK dominated as the key generating market for tourism in 2011 according to new data released by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB). Last year land-based tourism from the UK was up 5% to a total of 4.164 arrivals (this figure does not include cruise arrivals).
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 16:10 UTC
EU files suit against Argentina with WTO, but it’s a long process

The European Union filed a suit against Argentina's import restrictions with the World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht announced on Friday.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 16:07 UTC
Spain’s richest region closer to default without central government aid

Spain's wealthiest autonomous region, Catalonia, needs financing help from the central government because it is running out of options for refinancing debt this year, Catalan President Artur Mas admitted on Friday.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 09:04 UTC
Repsol partner in a huge deposit off the Brazilian coast with 1.25bn barrels of oil

Spain’s Repsol, recovering from the recent seizure of YPF by the Argentine government, said an area off the coast of Brazil it is exploring with partner China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. contains the equivalent of at least 1.25 billion barrels of oil.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 07:01 UTC
Three former presidents admit Mercosur has failed and has Uruguay ‘trapped’

Three former Uruguayan presidents recommended the current administration that without abandoning Mercosur, it should look at major trade blocks associations but at the same time a strong self criticism is needed because maybe the problem is not in Mercosur but in Uruguay.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 06:56 UTC
Argentina extends dollar purchase control to residents travelling abroad

Argentina announced on Thursday the use of a new computer tool to gather information from buyers of holiday packages from travel agencies, in another attempt to control savers thirst for greenbacks after the government's crackdown on access to dollars.