Stories for July 25th 2013

Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 06:09 UTC
Pope Francis warns Latam leaders against legalizing narcotics: attack roots of the problem

Pope Francis on Wednesday warned Latin America against legalizing narcotics and urged courage in the face of deadly drug violence as he met addicts in a Brazilian hospital.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 06:06 UTC
OAS chief praises Cartes and says Paraguay must not be excluded from Mercosur

The Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said on Wednesday that Paraguay should return to Mercosur because “it’s not good to have exclusions in South America”, but insisted that the solution to the problem is in the hands of the ‘protagonists’ and not in president elect Horacio Cartes.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 06:01 UTC
Uruguay expects to launch its first broadcasting and infrared info satellite in 2014

The first satellite of the Uruguayan AntelSat project will be launched at the beginning of 2014, according to the country's telecom authority Antel.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 06:00 UTC
Brazil current account deficit narrows in June, but will be above 3% of GDP in 2013

Brazil's current account deficit narrowed in June from a year ago, central bank data showed on Tuesday, although it may still be unable to cover that gap in 2013 with direct investment from abroad. The country posted a current account gap of 3.6 billion dollars in June.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 05:55 UTC
Conference in Brazil to discuss oil and gas industry latest practices in HSE

Oil spills have always tormented the oil and gas industry with devastating incidents being reported world wide. A recent oil spill of about 11,480 barrels in Ecuador has given rise to concerns to the neighbouring countries of Latin America.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 05:43 UTC
For the first time since 2000, Brazil is expected to post a trade deficit

Brazil is this year, for the first time since 2000, is expected to post a balance of trade deficit which, according to the Brazilian Foreign Trade Association (Aeb), and should be in the range of 2 billion dollars.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 02:51 UTC
Coastal Antarctic permafrost melting faster than expected

For the first time, scientists have documented an acceleration in the melt rate of permafrost, or ground ice, in a section of Antarctica where the ice had been considered stable. The melt rates are comparable with the Arctic, where accelerated melting of permafrost has become a regularly recurring phenomenon, and the change could offer a preview of melting permafrost in other parts of a warming Antarctic continent.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 02:41 UTC
H1N1 influenza has claimed the lives of 38 people in Argentina

The H1N1 Influenza A virus has claimed the lives of 38 people so far this year in Argentina, a regional health official said this week, following the confirmation of two more deaths in the western province of San Juan.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 02:33 UTC
Brazil prepared to change Mercosur negotiation strategy to spur agreement with the EU

Brazil wants to change the way Mercosur negotiates trade agreements with the European Union, EU, so as to definitively advance with the ongoing discussions that were started in 1995, but still have to see concrete results, according to Brazilian official trade and diplomatic sources.
Thursday, July 25th 2013 - 02:25 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas announces daily flights to New York after five years of absence

Argentina’s state-run airline and flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas announced this week it will resume its direct flights to New York that were terminated five years ago. On December 15, the company will be offering a daily flight from Ezeiza airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport.