Stories for June 2013

Friday, June 14th 2013 - 03:29 UTC
Argentina train crash kills 3, injures 315 and sparks controversy over the rail system

At least three people were killed and 315 others injured when two trains collided Thursday morning outside Argentina's capital, officials said. The causes of the accident are yet to be determined and have already triggered controversy giving the poor conditions of the Argentine railway system.
Friday, June 14th 2013 - 03:25 UTC
Structural reform to ensure faster growth remains a main challenge for Latam economies

Finding the optimal balance between macroeconomic policies to stimulate domestic demand in the short term and structural reforms to enable faster growth over the longer run, remain as the main challenges for the Latinamerican economies, according to the latest report from the World Bank.
Friday, June 14th 2013 - 02:03 UTC
Chinese jiggers’ seamen landed in Montevideo died of lack of proper food and tropical parasitosis

The most probable death cause of the Chinese crewmembers from two jiggers in quarantine outside the port of Montevideo was lack of sufficient nutrient and balanced food plus tropical parasitosis, according to the primary forensic reports from Uruguayan health authorities.
Friday, June 14th 2013 - 00:16 UTC
Falklands have never been part of Argentina and Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain British

The following piece was written by Andrew Ayre, British High Commissioner in Georgetown, Guyana and published in StabroekNews from Guyana.
Friday, June 14th 2013 - 00:12 UTC
Chile and UK hold annual round of defense talks in London

Chile and the UK held a round of defense talks in London at the end of May as part of the defense and security agreements between the two countries. The talks took place at the Ministry of Defense and were hosted by the UK Minister for International Security Strategy, Dr. Andrew Murrison.
Friday, June 14th 2013 - 00:05 UTC
NASA investing in 3D ‘pizza printer’ for astronauts long space missions

With concerns about our ability to feed 12 billion people by the end of the century, one engineer is looking to replace conventional food with something produced by a 3D printer, and he’s getting a grant from NASA to create a prototype.
Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 23:49 UTC
Paraguay and Mexico advancing towards an economic complementation accord

Technical groups from Paraguay and Mexico advanced on Wednesday talks for the creation of an Economic complementation Accord in the framework of the Latam Integration Association, ALADI, which is considered the “step previous to a full free trade treaty”, reported from Asuncion Paraguay’s foreign ministry.
Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 22:22 UTC
Peruvian president Humala wants the US as observer of the Pacific Alliance

Peruvian president Ollanta Humala said he favoured the incorporation of the United States as observer to the Alliance of the Pacific, a free trade, pro-business and open market group made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 21:56 UTC
Mercosur July 12 summit in Montevideo will confirm return of suspended Paraguay

The next Mercosur summit scheduled for the end of June in Montevideo has been delayed until 12 July, announced Uruguayan Foreign minister Luis Almagro. The new date was agreed by Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela earlier this week.
Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 17:35 UTC
Falklands: British nation pays tribute to Sir Rex Hunt’s courage and leadership

The British Government has paid tribute to Sir Rex Hunt for his courage and leadership as Governor of the Falkland Islands during Argentina’s 1982 invasion and for his part in the modern, prosperous Falklands of today.