Stories for March 2014

Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 05:52 UTC
A '99% chance' that Venezuela's Maduro visits Uruguay later this week

Despite strong criticism from the opposition the Uruguayan government said it is prepared to receive Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on an official visit, and there is a 99% chance that this could occur next Thursday, said foreign minister Luis Almagro.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 21:43 UTC
Rousseff's supporters fit the most with the profile of the average Brazil voter

The average Brazilian voter for this coming October presidential election is between 25 and 34 years old, has on average a high school education and a low monthly family income, equivalent to 618 US dollars. He lives in the Southeast region of the vast country, in a small town with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 21:05 UTC
Scientists discover new man-made gases that are depleting the ozone layer

Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. Two of the gases are accumulating at a rate that is causing concern among researchers. Worries over the growing ozone hole have seen the production of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases restricted since the mid 1980s
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:57 UTC
All South American leaders attending Bachelet's inauguration on Tuesday

More than 20 countries confirmed that representatives from their governments will attend the inauguration of Chilean president-elect Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, Chilean Senate leader Jorge Pizarro announced. Leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Suriname and El Salvador have confirmed their presence.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:50 UTC
Falkland Islands turns out to receive the Commonwealth Games Queen's baton

The Queen’s Baton promoting the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this year received a hearty welcome in the Falkland Islands, as residents grouped on the Stanley public jetty at 6.30pm on Thursday 27 February when it was hurtled to Stanley from HMS Clyde.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:15 UTC
Commonwealth Day message underlines “team” spirit ahead of Glasgow Games

The following is Queen Elizabeth II message on Commonwealth Day, 10 March. - In July this year, the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games will be marked by the arrival in Glasgow of the baton that started its journey from Buckingham Palace five months ago.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:48 UTC
Colombian congress election seen as a referendum of peace talks

Colombians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Congress, in a vote seen as a referendum on peace talks with the FARC guerrillas and an anticipation for May's presidential election.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:44 UTC
A 1765 Spanish merchant shipwreck located off the coast of Tierra del Fuego

A team of archaeologists in Argentina has pinpointed the location of the 1765 shipwreck of a Spanish merchant ship off the southern coast, officials said over the weekend. It is the oldest wrecked ship of twelve that were identified along 200 kilometers of the windswept Tierra del Fuego coast.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Chilean navy helicopter rescues British yachtsman west of Cape Horn

British yachtsman who was trying to sail by himself non-stop around the world has been rescued by Chile’s navy and is currently in Punta Arenas. The 54-year-old Andrew Halcrow was forced to give up his second attempt to circumnavigate the globe after the mast on his yacht broke in a storm west of Cape Horn.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:24 UTC
Brazil opens the ninth World Cup stadium; three more on the waiting list

Brazilian officials inaugurated the Arena da Amazonia in the Amazon city of Manaus, the ninth World Cup stadium to become available for soccer’s showcase event. Three still have to be finished, including the one hosting the opening match in Sao Paulo in about three months.