Stories for July 2013

Friday, July 26th 2013 - 04:14 UTC
Defying the weather, 1.5 million turn out to greet Francis as Copacabana beach

A huge crowd estimated in 1.5 million people defied rain and chilly weather to greet Pope Francis on Rio do Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Thursday. With his captivating charisma Francis repeated a theme of his visit to Brazil urging young Catholics to shun the trappings of materialism and put Jesus Christ at the center of their lives.
Friday, July 26th 2013 - 01:57 UTC
Malvinas: Uruguay politicians honoured for having volunteered to fight next to Argentina in 1982

Two Uruguayan politicians, one from the ruling coalition and the other from the main opposition National party will be honoured with a medal by Argentina for their unlimited support to the Malvinas cause, announced the Argentine ambassador in Montevideo, Dante Dovena.
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.