Stories for September 5th 2013

Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 23:59 UTC
Motorcycle deaths in the Americas more than tripled in the last two decades

Motorcycle deaths in the Americas more than tripled during the last two decades, according to a study by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) published in the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 04:10 UTC
Unasur has yet to reach a consensus-name for the next secretary general

Despite the strong statement against US intervention in Syria and the harmonious meeting of Paraguay and Venezuela presidents, the recent Unasur (Union of South American Nations) summit in Suriname was unable to agree on the group’s next Secretary General, a post which is currently held by Venezuela’s Ali Rodriguez.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:53 UTC
Argentine politicians warn Uruguay on possible expansion of pulp mill production capacity

The bilateral conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over the UPM/Botnia pulp mill, on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River is once again leading to tension between the two neighbours amid reports that the plant’s Finnish owners plan to increase production from 1.1 to 1.3 million tons of cellulose paste per year.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:50 UTC
US economy grows at 2.5% in second quarter; August sales car in six-year high

The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 2.5% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department said in revised figures. That was more than double the pace recorded in the previous three months, and above estimates of 2.2%.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:35 UTC
Falklands’ lawmaker has full round of political and business contacts in Uruguay

“We have come for people-to-people contacts, to talk about business opportunities and for the resumption of the close and historic links between the Falkland Islands and Uruguay”, repeated Falklands’ lawmaker Dick Sawle during one of his many presentations in Montevideo.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:23 UTC
Labour dispute stops the construction of the St Helena airport in mid-Atlantic

South Africans working at the British Overseas Territory of St Helena airport have gone on strike, in what is thought to be the first industrial action on the island in half a century, according to the local news. It is understood they are in dispute over employment terms and conditions.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:46 UTC
Cristina Fernandez anticipates she will address ‘vulture funds’ issue at G20 summit

After arriving in Russia for the two-day G20 summit, Argentine President Cristina Fernández stressed she will be addressing the “vulture funds issue” during the summit despite the US rejected to mention it in the final statement.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:36 UTC
Brazil to probe telecom companies for possible sharing of info with US spies

Brazil will probe telecommunications companies to see if they illegally shared data with the United States National Security Agency after it was found the US had been spying on President Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s government has accused the US of lying about the NSA’s activities in the country.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:25 UTC
Brazil’s protests will affect IOC future decisions; Madrid favourite for 2020

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said his organization and future games hosts must overcome the challenge of convincing the wider public about the benefits of staging sports’ biggest event.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:20 UTC
Latam/China trade highly vulnerable: raw materials for manufactured goods

Over the past decade China has become a key partner for Latin America and the Caribbean with bilateral trade increasing 22 fold between 2000 and 2012, albeit with a strong deficit for Latin American countries, according to Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.