Stories for 2012

Monday, February 6th 2012 - 07:16 UTC
Uruguayan president downplays the impact of Argentine imports’ restrictions

The new trade barriers enforced by the Argentine government are “insignificant, nothing to worry about,” Uruguayan president José Mujíca said to a Montevideo newspaper insisting that the best path is ‘dialogue’ dismounting each obstacle ‘step by step’.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 07:10 UTC
Fidel Castro presents two-volume memoirs and cautions about limits to Socialism

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro presented a two-volume memoir at a public ceremony in Havana, where he referred to the mistake of believing that with socialism all economic problems are solved, official media said Saturday.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 07:03 UTC
Caribbean states join Mercosur in barring Falklands’ flagged vessels from their ports

Several Caribbean states and Nicaragua announced this weakened they will bar from their ports any vessel flying the Malvinas flag, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Another setback for Carnival: several cruise vessels victims of the Norovirus

More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corp have fallen ill with a stomach virus, the latest setback facing the world's biggest cruise company, which came under scrutiny last month for the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:55 UTC
Chavez lavish celebration of aborted coup with troops hailing the “Socialist fatherland’

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders slammed the event as a blemish on the country's democracy.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:51 UTC
Chavez supports Russia/China veto on UN Syrian resolution as “very positive”

While Western and Arab countries responded with outrage after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez considered the veto as “very positive”.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:46 UTC
A majority of Germans feel Euro block would be better off without Greece

The majority of Germans feel the Euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:43 UTC
Bolivia declares dengue emergency as six deaths are reported

The Bolivian province of Santa Cruz has declared a sanitary emergency in the region following an outbreak of the mosquito transmitted dengue fever which has already caused at least six deaths, according to local officials.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
Brazil sends elite force to quash police strikers entrenched in city of Salvador

Troops locked down the northeast Brazilian city of Salvador on Sunday as an elite unit prepared to besiege the legislature and arrest armed police officers whose strike action has sent homicides spiralling.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:37 UTC
Queen begins celebration of the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne

Queen Elizabeth II has said she is dedicating herself “anew to your service”, as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. In a message, she also said she felt “deeply moved” by the support shown for her Diamond Jubilee.