Stories for 2013

Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 03:49 UTC
Francis first real challenge: re-structuring the scandal ridden Vatican bank

Pope Francis, who has said he wants the Catholic Church to be a model of austerity and honesty, could restructure or even close the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank as part of a broad review of its troubled bureaucracy, Vatican sources say.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 03:03 UTC
Falkland Islands’ referendum blasted by the Argentine embassy in Montevideo media

In full half page white and blue ads the Argentine embassy in Montevideo expressed on Tuesday how grateful it is to Uruguay for its support in the Malvinas Islands claim and for having been one of the first countries to reject the ‘legitimacy and publicity stunt’ of the ‘pseudo-referendum’ recently held in the Falklands.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 01:20 UTC
UN approves first-ever historic arms trade treaty with 23 abstentions and 3 negative votes

The 193-nation UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the 70 billion dollars international business in conventional arms ranging from light weapons to battle tanks and warships.
There were 154 votes in favour, 3 against and 23 abstentions.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 00:59 UTC
Falkland Island's: identification of NN remains at Darwin memorial back on stage

President Cristina Fernandez announced on Tuesday that 91 next of kin of Argentine combatants buried in NN graves at the Falkland Islands Darwin memorial have agreed and signed to have the remains DNA tested and clearly identified.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 00:54 UTC
Falkland Islands’ war anniversary: Argentina pledges to ‘unremittingly’ insist on dialogue with UK

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez marked Tuesday's 31st anniversary of the start of the Falklands War by again demanding that Britain agree to discuss sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 - 20:50 UTC
Falklands’ shipping company improves reefer box service and storage capacity

The Falkland Islands shipping company South American Atlantic Services Ltd (SAAS) has turned a “nightmare,” into a going concern and is now over-target on imports, Director Hamish Wylie told customers and other invited guests at a reception at the SAAS offices in Stanley last week.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 - 20:28 UTC
Eleven million Argentines, 26.9% of the population live in poverty conditions

An estimated 11 million Argentines or 26.9% out of a population of 40 million live in poverty according to the Social Observatory from the Argentine Catholic University, (UCA) based on a survey taken at the end of last year. However according to Argentina questioned stats’ office Indec, in the second half of 2012, poverty was down to 5.4% of the population equivalent to 2.2 million poor.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 - 20:15 UTC
Brazil’s boom crops expose port congestion and lack of infrastructure

Brazil’s soybean production has reached record levels this season which could make the country the world’s leading producer but port congestion and lack of storage capacity are impeding exports of soybean as producers fear losing international markets.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 - 19:42 UTC
Real estate prices’ increase in Rio and Sao Paulo among the highest in the world

The latest Knight Frank’s Global Real Estate Index released this month has Brazil ranking No. 3 in the world and No. 1 in the Americas for rising home prices. Only ridiculously expensive Hong Kong and Dubai, which are not countries, have seen prices rise more. So in fact, no single country has seen its housing prices increase as much as Brazil.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 - 18:27 UTC
Falklands’ new port facility sea bed survey to be completed by early June

A deployable core drill rig is taking samples of the sea bed and rock structure for the likely locations of a future deep-sea port for the Falkland Islands in Port William, reports the Penguin News.