Stories for July 2013

Monday, July 8th 2013 - 06:46 UTC
Over a third of Argentine population in poverty conditions says food and nutrition report

At least 17.8% of the Argentine population lives in indigence conditions, taking as reference a ‘Healthy Food Basket’ which estimates family monthly needs in 3.700 Pesos which is more that five times the official stats office Indec reference sum of 730 Pesos.
Monday, July 8th 2013 - 06:29 UTC
Argentine training frigate ARA Libertad at last moment suspends annual trip

Argentina’s flagship the tall mast frigate ARA Libertad which last year was retained in Ghana for 77 days, unexpectedly suspended until 2014 the beginning of its annual instruction trip which was scheduled to leave Buenos Aires this weekend.
Monday, July 8th 2013 - 06:16 UTC
Argentina blocks prosecutor from informing US congress on Iran ‘infiltration’

Argentina’s Prosecutor General Alejandra Gils Carbo has prevented AMIA case Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman from attending the US Congress. Nisman was expected to expose the 500-page indictment accusing Iran of allegedly “infiltrating” Latin America to establish “intelligence networks”.
Monday, July 8th 2013 - 04:13 UTC
Brazil demands an explanation from the US regarding electronic surveillance of its citizens and companies

Brazil will demand an explanation from the United States over reports its citizens' electronic communications have been under surveillance by US spy agencies for at least a decade, foreign minister Antonio Patriota said on Sunday.
Monday, July 8th 2013 - 04:10 UTC
South Georgia government issues coin depicting a Weddell Seal pup

The South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Government has released a Pobjoy Mint new coin that depicts a Weddell Seal pup. The species is native to Antarctica and lives further south than any other mammal.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 12:20 UTC
Gibraltar calls on London to complain about Spanish 'buzzing' jets

Britain and Spain faced another round of diplomatic tension on Wednesday night after four Spanish jets “buzzed” over the BOT Gibraltar, causing delay to a commercial flight. Reports collected by the Gibraltar Chronicle indicate eyewitnesses said the Matador jets flew in from behind Los Barrios and very close to the north end of the Rock.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:16 UTC
Venezuela and Nicaragua prepared to offer ‘humanitarian asylum’ to Snowden

Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela said Friday they were willing to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The NSA whistleblower has asked for asylum in several countries, including Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:09 UTC
Piscator incident: Spain says fishing vessel was operating eight miles outside Argentina’s EEZ

The Spanish government believes an “error of appreciation” was committed in the incident involving the Galician trawler “Piscator” captured this week in the South Atlantic allegedly operating in Argentine waters. Spain is hopeful that the situation will be resolved in “coming hours”.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:01 UTC
H1N1 influenza virus outbreak in north Chile; government considering decreeing ‘health alert’

Eleven people have died from the H1N1 influenza virus in northern Chile in an outbreak that the health minister raised the possibility of decreeing a health alert to restrict people's mobility.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 06:51 UTC
Success of South Georgia’s rat eradication campaign makes BBC news

The world's largest rat eradication campaign has now laid toxic bait on a further 580 sq km of South Georgia, reaching its target. These poisonous pellets have now been spread on 70% of the rat-infested island, according to a BBC report from Melissa Hogenboom.