Stories for March 2014

Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 20:57 UTC
UN human rights experts ask to visit Venezuela to check in situ allegations of abuses

A group of UN-appointed human rights experts has asked Venezuela for “prompt clarification” of allegations of abuse against anti-government protesters. The six independent experts said that they were “deeply disturbed” by allegations of cases of arbitrary detention of protesters.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 12:48 UTC
WHO public consultation on sugars intake to help combat obesity and dental caries

The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a public consultation on its draft guideline on sugars intake. When finalized, the guideline will provide countries with recommendations on limiting the consumption of sugars to reduce public health problems like obesity and dental caries (commonly referred to as tooth decay).
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:53 UTC
February confirmed that inflation remains Uruguay's main challenge

Inflation in Uruguay during February reached 1.66% which is equivalent to 9.82% in the last twelve months, the third highest in South America behind Venezuela and Argentina.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:44 UTC
Malvinas opportunities and links for Uruguay, but mostly unknown to current generations

Lawmaker Jaime Trobo came out strongly is support of close links between the Falkland Islands and Uruguay in a column which he published in Mercopress underlining the ”interesting lesson of discovering a reality mostly unknown for Uruguayans despite the (Islands) geographic, cultural and historic proximity to Uruguay”.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:38 UTC
US Supreme Court rules for British Gas in arbitration case against Argentina

The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday for British company British Gas Group Plc in its effort to reinstate a 185.3 million dollars arbitration award against Argentina that a US appeals court threw out.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:31 UTC
US budget battle takes off: Obama emphasizes combating poverty and helping middle class

President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training programs for US workers in a 2015 budget that drew instant condemnation from Republicans, who dismissed the document as an election-year campaign pitch.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:26 UTC
Thousands of followers of the late Chavez flooded the streets of Venezuela

Followers of Venezuela's late populist leader Hugo Chavez flooded the streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction for his successor who has faced a month of violent protests.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:22 UTC
Piñera blasted by his own party, but the outgoing president calls for a return in 2017

The Chilean ruling coalition slammed outgoing President Sebastián Piñera and blamed him for recent electoral losses that have left the right in the lowest point in its history. The unusually harsh criticism came from members of Piñera’s own party, Renovación Nacional, a moderate conservative party that makes up the ruling Alianza.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:16 UTC
Boudou and Timerman represent Argentina at Chavez anniversary

Vice president Amado Boudou and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman represented Argentina at Wednesday's ceremonies in honor of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on his death first anniversary, which was followed by huge crowds in Caracas.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:10 UTC
Maduro cuts diplomatic relations with Panama for sponsoring an OAS meeting on Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday his government was breaking diplomatic relations with Panama after the country called a special meeting of the Organization of American States, OAS, to address the current state of protests in Caracas.