MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 10th 2013
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 18:56 UTC
FAO food price index finished the turbulent 2012 down 7% compared to 2011
The United Nations reported on Thursday that food prices fell for the third month in a row in December last year, balancing out sharp increases registered earlier in 2012, which had previously sparked fears of a food crisis.
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 12:57 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader accepts high court ruling but tells government ‘back to work’
Opposition leader Enrique Capriles accepted Venezuela’s high court sentence endorsing the postponement of President Hugo Chavez inauguration on Thursday and the ruling that the cancer-stricken leader and his administration remained in office, since “as president re-elect there is no interruption of performance of duties”.
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 11:56 UTC
In a highly political speech CFK appealed to the motherland and blasted hedge funds
President Cristina Fernandez (CFK) as expected made the welcoming ceremony for the Argentine frigate ARA Libertad (retained in Ghana for 78 days) into a ‘sovereignty and dignity’ political rally including the support of 20.000 militants, mostly bused in by political organizations, in which she blasted hedge funds, ‘global social predators’ and warned that through extortion and force nobody is going to obtain anything from Argentina.
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 04:06 UTC
Cristina Fernandez targets UK ‘threats’ to keep escalating the Falklands’ dispute
Argentine president Cristina Kirchner targeted the UK for “threatening” to come “to militarize and invade our Malvinas Islands” following the announcement that an additional 150 British soldiers are been sent to the Falklands and PM David Cameron recent warnings on support of the Islands.
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 04:03 UTC
Brazilian hacker publishes sensitive personal data on politicians convicted for corruption
A hacker in Brazil has published sensitive personal data of politicians convicted during a major corruption trial known as the “Mensalao”. Jose Genoino, Jose Dirceu and Delubio Soares have had address, phone numbers, emails and other details exposed.
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 03:54 UTC
Brazilian corporations fearful of Venezuelan situation despite Brasilia support for Maduro
Brazilian corporations with strong interests in Venezuela have expressed concern about the future of the country and its impact on Mercosur if the political transition, because of President Hugo Chavez health condition, does not follow the constitutional process
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Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 03:35 UTC
How the Americas can secure much needed ‘game-changing’ global expansion in higher education
By Anka Mulder - Over the next decade, it is estimated by the World Economic Forum (WEF) that the global economy will need to create some 600 million new jobs to preserve social cohesion, and ensure sustainable growth. In the midst of ongoing economic fragility across much of the world, this poses a monumental challenge, and will thus be one of the topics discussed at WEF annual meeting in Davos later this month.
