Stories for March 18th 2013

Monday, March 18th 2013 - 21:51 UTC
Falkland Islands’ post referendum musings and the ‘Britishness’ feeling

Writing for Penguin News its Deputy Editor, John Fowler, takes stock in the wake of the recent referendum in the Falkland Islands which resulted in a 92%turn out and 99.8% of voters opting to maintain the Islands current status as an overseas territory of Great Britain.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 21:37 UTC
Rough times ahead for Latam warns IDB; limited margin for fiscal and monetary policies

World growth is likely to be suppressed below potential for several years to come, but Latin America and the Caribbean can escape this global outlook and boost growth significantly by adopting appropriate structural reforms, according to the Inter-American Development Bank’s annual macroeconomic report, released at the IDB annual meeting.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 21:13 UTC
Argentina should be self-sufficient in energy in five/six years says YPF

Argentina’s energy self-sufficiency can be expected in five to six years said Miguel Galuccio, CEO of YPF, the oil and gas corporation which was nationalized a year ago when the government of President Cristina Fernandez seized a 51% majority from Spain’s Repsol.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 20:52 UTC
Bachelet returns to Chile for primaries; good chances of becoming opposition presidential candidate

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet who resigned to her job as the Executive Director of UN Women is to be proclaimed as the leading presidential candidate at the opposition parties primary elections to be held next April 13. She has very good chances of repeating her four year period, according to public opinion polls.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 20:36 UTC
Uruguayan economy expanded between 3% and 3.5% last year says Central bank

The Uruguayan economy expanded between 3% and 3.5% last year which is below the 5.7% of 2011, mostly because of a serious drought and a deteriorating world situation, advanced the country’s Central bank president Mario Bergara.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 20:26 UTC
In 2010 there were 1.24 million road traffic related deaths worldwide, says WHO report

Only 28 countries, covering 7% of the world’s population, have comprehensive road safety laws on all five key risk factors: drinking and driving, speeding, and failing to use motorcycle helmets, seat-belts, and child restraints.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 20:10 UTC
WHO warns of spread of TB strains multiple-drugs resistance; calls for funds

The World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said on Monday that strains of tuberculosis with resistance to multiple drugs could spread widely and highlight an annual need of at least 1.6 billion dollars in international funding for treatment and prevention of the disease.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 18:49 UTC
Falklands’ dispute: ‘the Vatican is no arbitrage tribunal for international affairs’

The Pope has no reason to intervene in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute, since the Vatican is not an international tribunal and there is no imminence of a war, according to Rodolfo Terragno an Argentine lawyer and former head of cabinet, minister and congressman.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 18:01 UTC
Falklands’ dispute: Cristina Fernandez asks the Pope for this ‘holy intervention’

Argentine President Cristina Fernández revealed she asked Pope Francis for his “holy intervention” regarding the Falklands/Malvinas case, during the meeting held Monday in the Vatican which was followed by lunch.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 08:33 UTC
Pope Francis meets Cristina Fernandez; 150 world leaders expected for Tuesday’s ceremony

The Vatican Press Office has announced that Pope Francis will meet Argentine President Cristina Fernández on Monday at 8.50 AM Buenos Aires time. It will be the first official meeting the pontiff holds with a head of state.