Stories for 2013

Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 05:48 UTC
Argentina bans British made ejection seats from local jet trainer IA-63 Pampa III

Argentine jet trainer manufacturer FAdeA has been banned from installing a British made ejection seat in a new version of the Pampa by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, according to company boss Raul Arganaraz.
Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 02:56 UTC
Malvinas C24 Argentina petitioners: Maria Angelia Vernet and Alejandro Betts

Maria Angelica Vernet and Falklands’ born Alejandro Betts will be Argentina’s petitioners at Thursday’s June 20 United Nations Decolonization Committee session in New York when the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute will be addressed.
Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 02:24 UTC
Mercosur is ‘quite discredited’ and needs Paraguay back to ‘clean its image’

Mercosur needs suspended Paraguay to return to the group because it has ‘to clean its image’ and because its international standing has fallen quite seriously, said a former Paraguayan ambassador suggesting Asuncion should not rush, since the initiative must come from Mercosur.
Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 00:30 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard catches Chinese jigger with 180 tons of fresh squid

An Argentine Coast Guard vessel during a routine patrol caught a Chinese flagged jigger with 180 tons of fresh squid in its hold, and is now being escorted to the Patagonian port of Puerto Madryn where she is expected to arrive Wednesday midday.
Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 00:14 UTC
India-Argentina pledge to improve trade; Timerman thanks Delhi support on Malvinas dispute

India and Argentina pledged to improve trade relations, particularly in “non-traditional areas” said Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman alongside his counterpart, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, at the end of his visit to India. Timerman also thanked New Delhi for its support in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute.
Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 15:12 UTC
UN human rights commissioner calls on Brazil to react with moderation to social protests

United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has asked Brazilian authorities to react with moderation to the social protests that have spread through out the country and at the same time has called on demonstrators to avoid using violence to get their message heard.
Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 07:33 UTC
Falklands’ C24 debate: Timerman heads Argentine delegation and includes two governors

The governors, from Tierra del Fuego and Santa Fe will be part of the delegation when the Argentine presentation before the UN Decolonisation Committee on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute, next Thursday June 20 in New York.
Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 07:27 UTC
Protests in Brazil against profligate spending and poor services extend to major cities

Demonstrators clashed with police in central Rio do Janeiro on Monday evening as more than 200,000 people turned out to the streets of major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup, higher public transport costs, corruption and poor services.
Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 07:20 UTC
Thousands camp in the Peruvian Andes to protect a lake from major gold mining project

Thousands of opponents of a 5 billion dollars gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes, in Cajamarca province vowing to stop the company from eventually draining it to make way for Peru's most expensive mine.
Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 02:49 UTC
SaltSmart plan to reduce dietary salt consumption in the Americas by half by 2020

To promote the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a multi-sector consortium convened by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) endorsed a plan to reduce dietary salt consumption in the Americas by half by the year 2020. Currently, average salt consumption in most of the region’s countries is twice the recommended level of 5 grams per person per day.