Stories for October 2013

Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 17:28 UTC
Chilean students warn presidential candidates education reform is pending

In an anticipation of what is waiting for whoever wins next month’s presidential election in Chile, thousands of students again took to the streets to demand education reform as they have been doing for several years now.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 16:11 UTC
Argentina pays 500m dollars and settles pending disputes with private companies

Argentina agreed to compensate five companies that won rulings over investment disputes as the country looks for the World Bank to approve 3 billion dollars in loans. The companies agreed to accept payment in dollar bonds and to reduce the principal amount of their awards by 25%, the Argentine economy ministry said Friday in a statement.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 16:06 UTC
Saudi Arabia furious with the US, is not taking seat on UN Security Council

Saudi Arabia, in a display of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:58 UTC
Argentine bio-diesel exports to EU threatened by new duties: EC votes on Tuesday

Argentina's bio-diesel industry warned it faces collapse if Europe makes good on a threat to impose stiff duties on their product next month. The European Commission earlier this month moved to raise duties on Argentine and Indonesian bio-fuels in response to alleged dumping.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:50 UTC
Italian Senate votes in November to expel Berlusconi and bar him from politics for six years

Milan court ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud. But, since Berlusconi is a senator, the court's decision will have no immediate effect and his expulsion from the Senate will depend on a separate vote in the upper house of parliament, expected to take place next month.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:40 UTC
Fire ravages Brazil’s main sugar terminal paralyzing operations and boosting prices to a year high

A fire in Santos ravaged Copersucar's sugar terminal in Brazil, paralyzing operations of the world's biggest sugar trader and putting 10 million tons of export capacity offline for six months or more.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:36 UTC
Italy tax collectors formally notified Maradona of his debt: 39 million Euro

Italy’s tax collection agency says it has formally notified Diego Maradona that it will begin procedures to freeze his assets in Italy to pay off his tax debt of 39 million Euros or 53 million dollars.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:23 UTC
Argentine business leaders ‘positive’ about Cristina Fernandez re-re-election chances fading

Leaders of the Argentine business sector find “positive” that possibilities of Cristina Fernández re-re-election are fading, said FIAT Argentina CEO Cristiano Ratazzi who also questioned the so-called Kirchner development-inclusion model.
Friday, October 18th 2013 - 15:27 UTC
Positive start to Falklands cruising season

The tourist season in the Falkland Islands opened on Saturday with the arrival of the M/V Ushuaia, which with 84 passengers is typical of the many smaller expedition vessels which pay visits to Stanley and also to some of the outlying islands famous for their abundant wildlife.
Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 21:19 UTC
Uruguay ambassador in Buenos Aires blames Minister Almagro for rough relations with Argentina

“There are no relations, diplomatic relations (between Argentina and Uruguay) are managed by Zanini and me” confessed Uruguayan ambassador in Buenos Aires Guillermo Pomi to Argentine opposition lawmaker Elisa Carrió.