Stories for 2013

Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 01:50 UTC
Argentine soy bean crop despite late rainfall expected to reach 48 million tons

The Rosario Chamber of Commerce estimates Argentina’s soy production at 48 million tons, which is 9.4% below the 2012/13 harvest estimate of January, 53 million tons, mainly because of a prolonged drought which extended from early December to mid February.
Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 01:39 UTC
UK economy expands 0.2% in 2012, but growth remains sluggish

The UK economy grew by more than previously thought in 2012, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revised its growth estimate for the year up from no growth to 0.2%. But the figure for the last three months of the year was left unchanged at a quarterly contraction of 0.3%.
Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 01:27 UTC
Shell suspends offshore drilling program in the Arctic for the rest of 2013

Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will suspend its offshore drilling program in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety. The decision to pause drilling for oil in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas off Alaska was widely expected, following a catalogue of problems last year.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 21:00 UTC
A turning event 60 years ago: ‘German economic miracle’ or debt condolence

Highly indebted, without access to capital, viewed suspiciously by creditors, that was Germany in 1953. Half the country's debts were canceled 60 years ago this week, the foundation of the “economic miracle.”
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 20:14 UTC
Cameron, ‘the most robust PM in the Falklands’ issue in the last 30 years’, says Professor Dodds

Britain went to war over the Falkland Islands over thirty years ago when the Argentine military invaded the Islands, but the issue of sovereignty disputed by Argentina has never really gone away. Germany’s Deutsche Welle looks at the current UK government's policy towards the Falklands and the coming referendum, in an interview with Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 06:53 UTC
Argentina/Iran accord could just make it in Wednesday’s vote in the Lower House

The bilateral memorandum of understanding, MOU, between Argentina and Iran to investigate the 1994 AMIA bombing was cleared for debate by the Lower House committees on Tuesday and will be discussed on Wednesday at the floor. Foreign Minister Hector Timerman clashed with opposition lawmakers during his briefing over the case.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 06:50 UTC
Brazil expects inflation to drop in second half of 2013 on a bumper crop of grains

Brazil’s inflation will slow in the second half of the year as the country produces a bumper crop of grains and the Real doesn’t weaken as it did last year, central bank President Alexandre Tombini said.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:44 UTC
Fisheries minister says Japan will never stop hunting whales “it’s part of our culture”

Japan's fisheries minister said Tuesday his country will never stop hunting whales, despite fierce criticism from other nations and violent clashes at sea with militant conservationists.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:38 UTC
Environmentalists in Argentina manage to suspend Monsanto corn-seed drying facility

Another setback for Monsanto in South America: the Argentine province of Córdoba justice system ordered the suspension of the construction of a corn seed-drying facility in the district of Malvinas Argentinas, 14 kilometres outside the capital city of Córdoba.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:30 UTC
Colombian astronomers trace the origin of the meteor that crashed in Russia

Astronomers from Colombia have traced the origin of a meteor that injured about 1,000 people after breaking up over central Russia earlier this month.Using amateur video footage, they were able to plot the meteor's trajectory through Earth's atmosphere and then reconstruct its orbit around the Sun.