Stories for 2013

Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 06:10 UTC
Falklands: memories needed for a thesis on the SS Great Britain, Bristol’s main heritage attraction

PHD student James Muirhead, based in Bristol’s Brunel Institute, is preparing for a trip to the Falkland Islands where he hopes to collect memories of the SS Great Britain which was abandoned there at Sparrow Cove in 1937.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 06:05 UTC
Brazilian protests delegates unsatisfied with President Rousseff’ proposals

The leaders of the “Free Fares” movement that triggered the worst wave of street protests in two decades rocking the Brazilian government to its foundations said their meeting with President Dilma Rousseff was ‘unsatisfactory’ because there were “no concrete proposals”.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 06:01 UTC
Rousseff proposes referendum on sweeping political reforms in response to protests

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff proposed on Monday a popular referendum to implement sweeping political reforms in response to the country's largest public protests in 20 years. Rousseff called for a public vote to eventually amend Brazil's constitution as she tries to seize the momentum in a national debate set off by two weeks of increasingly disruptive demonstrations.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 05:57 UTC
Argentine central bank has lost 17% of reserves since the ‘dollar clamp’

Argentine central bank international reserves dropped 17% since the government of President Cristina Fernandez imposed the ‘dollar clamp`, first limiting operations in the US currency and later savings in greenbacks. While this happened in Argentina in other regional central banks, international reserves kept climbing, according to a report from consultants Economia&Regiones (E&R).
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 05:56 UTC
Deadly swine virus spreading among hog farms in the US Mid west

A swine virus deadly to young pigs, one never before seen in North America, is spreading rapidly across the United States and proving harder to control than previously believed.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 05:49 UTC
US OK’s new non-eggs flu vaccine for adults with severe allergies

People with serious egg allergies may no longer have to worry about flu shots. A United States government advisory panel said a new vaccine that's made without eggs is an option for adults with severe allergies. Current flu shots are made from viruses grown in eggs and could trigger allergic reactions in some cases.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Lead case in Uruguay: Herbicide-spraying company forced to pay compensation for fumigating school

A Uruguayan rural school teacher who suffered the consequences of agro-toxics spraying from neighbouring soybean crops has won a civil court demand against the fumigation company. The court ruled that Agronegocios del Plata, ADP, must compensate Silvia Nobelasco the equivalent to 6.800 dollars.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:09 UTC
Abortion law in Uruguay stands; insufficient support to force a repeal referendum

A liberal abortion law in Uruguay withstood a challenge Sunday as Uruguayan opponents failed to attract enough votes in a consultation ballot to force a national referendum on repealing it.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:04 UTC
Messi paid €10 million to correct tax returns for 2010/2011, says La Vanguardia

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, who turned 26 on Monday and is under investigation in Spain for tax fraud allegations, paid €10 million to the Spanish tax authorities to correct tax returns for 2010 and 2011, according to Spanish media reports.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:01 UTC
EC clears purchase of NYSE Euronext by INE for 8.2bn dollars

The European Commission gave unconditional approval for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to buy NYSE Euronext for 8.2 billion dollars a deal that strengthens ICE's presence in the lucrative derivatives trading business.