Stories for 2013

Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 11:17 UTC
Brazilian military regime supported financially Chilean dictator Pinochet

Recently uncovered government documents reveal that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet received 115 million dollars of support from the Brazilian military government during the 1970s.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 07:17 UTC
Hundreds of thousands turn out to honour President Hugo Chavez

Hundreds of thousands of Hugo Chavez's supporters paraded his coffin draped in Venezuela’s blue, red and yellow national flag through the streets of Caracas on Wednesday in an emotional outpouring.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 07:12 UTC
Capriles, opposition candidate for coming elections; Maduro admits having him monitored

Venezuela's opposition parties have unanimously agreed that governor of Miranda state, Henrique Capriles will run in an upcoming presidential election following the death of Hugo Chavez, party sources said on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 07:01 UTC
IMF mission in Argentina to check financial system, in framework of G20

Officials from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank arrived in Argentina on Tuesday to evaluate the country's financial system as part of checkups agreed among Group of 20 nations, according to a report from the official state news agency, Telam.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:56 UTC
Cuban leadership trusts Venezuelan oil and financial aid will continue to pour in

A mix of sorrow, self-interest and dread took hold of Cuba as word spread like wildfire that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who had done so much for the country, was dead. While the official newscast devoted its entire program to events unfolding in Caracas, the government reaction was slow in coming.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:52 UTC
Gibraltar represented for the first time at United Nations Commission

For the first time ever Gibraltar is represented at the United Nations Commission on the status of women. Minister for Equality and Social Services, Samantha Sacramento has been attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 57th Session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:47 UTC
Chilean court halts construction of huge power plant for the copper industry

A court in Chile has halted the construction of a huge power plant being built by a Spanish company, after fishermen charged that the massive project would harm the environment and ruin their livelihood.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:42 UTC
Cash-short Petrobras shares surge following raise in diesel prices

Brazil’s Petrobras shares surged in Wednesday trading after the company surprised investors with a 5% increase in domestic diesel wholesale prices. The latest increase helps offset investor disappointment with January's lower-than-expected jump in gasoline and diesel prices, which had pushed Petrobras's shares to a seven-year low in recent sessions.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:39 UTC
Brazil basic rate unchanged at record low 7.25%, but inflation could reverse policy

Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday kept its benchmark rate at a record low 7.25% for the third straight meeting as policy makers seek to prop the anaemic economy which last year only advanced 0.9%.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:33 UTC
US soy exports with a price edge over Brazil plagued with logistical shipment problems

US farm officials forecast a tough autumn battle between Brazilian and US soybean exports, as Brazil attempts to make up for a poor start to 2012-13, with shipments hurt by logistical hiccups. US Department of Agriculture staff in Brasilia, while cutting their forecast of the Brazilian soybean crop to 82.5m tons, stood by a forecast of soybean exports of 39m tons for 2012-13, report agrimoney.