Stories for 2012

Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 21:49 UTC
World Press Freedom Day: “One news provider killed every five days”

Today Amy 3, World Press Freedom Day 2012, Reporters Without Borders condemns the furious pace of physical attacks on news providers and reports that a total of 21 journalists, and 6 citizen journalists have been killed since the start of 2012, many of them in war zones such as Somalia and Syria. This is a rate of one news provider killed every five days.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 13:38 UTC
Falkland Islands: Reaction to Argentine Olympic Advert

We were very disappointed this morning to see the advert from the Argentine Presidential Office, attempting to politicise the Olympics in service of their territorial ambitions. This video was filmed without the knowledge of the Falkland Islands authorities.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:44 UTC
HMS Dauntless en route to Falklands participates in 11 nations exercise

HMS Dauntless impressed the members of other navies during a multinational exercise in the Atlantic last week to practise improving security at sea. Exercise Saharan Express, which took place off the coast of Senegal, saw military personnel from 11 nations, including France, Gambia, Senegal and Morocco, training to deal with people-trafficking, piracy, drug-smuggling and illegal fishing.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:39 UTC
US and EU concerned with “investment climate” following Bolivia’s seizure of Spanish power company

Bolivian President Evo Morales Government’s decision to nationalize the main power transport company that was in hands of Red Eléctrica Española (REE) generated claims from Spain, while United States and the European Union showed their “concern.”
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:24 UTC
CFK supports Ambassador Castro during the opening of a ‘Malvinas patio’ in government house

President Cristina Fernández defended Argentine Ambassador to the UK Alicia Castro, who tackled British Foreign Minister William Hague over Falklands/Malvinas Islands dialogue and stressed the fact that “the right to talk cannot be invalidated.”
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:19 UTC
Brazil working on package to further lower interest rates without scaring savers

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to unveil changes to rules related to savings accounts on Thursday, government sources said, a key move to pave the way for lower interest rates in Latin America's largest economy.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:04 UTC
French poultry processor in Brazil in talks to sell local subsidiary

Brazil’s meat giant JBS is the most likely buyer of a local subsidiary owned by a French poultry processor, according to news reports.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 06:57 UTC
Remittances from Mexicans abroad climbed 5.3% in first quarter over a year ago

Remittances from Mexicans living abroad climbed 5.3% in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2011, Mexico’s central bank said on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC
Olympic Games joins Falklands’ dispute: “To compete in English soil, we train in Argentine soil”

As was somehow anticipated by Ambassador in UK Alicia Castro’s attitude, Argentina is determined to take advantage of the London Olympic Games global exposure to press for its claims over the Falklands Islands, as part of a plan allegedly called “Sowing for the Malvinas claim”.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 03:06 UTC
“The Scream” sets new record as most expensive work of art at 120 million dollars

Norway’s Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream,” one of the world's most recognizable works of art, sold for 120 million dollars at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.