Stories for May 22nd 2014

Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 12:41 UTC
History of whaling in South Georgia and its impact revealed with DNA samples

Bones that have littered the beaches of South Georgia for a hundred years since the animals were killed by whalers are now being used to establish what species of whale were being hunted, reports South Georgia’s April Newsletter.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 08:53 UTC
Chile to Host 5th Edition of the Global Mining Technology Forum

The 5th Annual Global Mining Technology Forum will be held in October 2014 in Santiago to discuss the mining industry's way forward in technology adaptation. Fleming Gulf Conferences has announced that the 5th edition of it's flagship mining conference will take place in October 2014 in Santiago, Chile.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 07:40 UTC
Falklands’ Premier and Noble have contracted a rig, according to Norwegian energy website

Ocean Rig has reportedly received a contract for its Eirik Raude semi-submersible rig for a drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands. According to Offshore.no, a Norwegian energy news website, the rig will be used by Noble Energy and Premier oil for their respective drilling campaigns in the Falkland Islands waters in 2015
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 07:28 UTC
Suarez to undergo knee surgery, according to sports news; Uruguay plays England 19 June

Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez will undergo surgery on Thursday in a knee according to relatives and close friends of the best player of the English Premier league with the Liverpool colors.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 01:07 UTC
FIFA demands second test for the recently opened Sao Paulo stadium

FIFA has demanded Brazil’s World Cup organizers stage one final test event at the Sao Paulo stadium staging the June 12 opener. The Brazilian league schedule has been re-jigged to accommodate Corinthians match against Brazilian champions Cruzeiro at the 68,000-seat Itaquerao, which is still unfinished, on June first.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 01:01 UTC
Uruguay reported a trade deficit of 1.38bn dollars in the twelve months to April

Uruguay’s goods’ foreign trade in the twelve months to April 2014 reported a deficit of 1.38 billion dollars with exports totaling 10.42 billion and imports 11.185bn, according to the country’s Chamber of Industries Economic Studies Unit based on data from Customs.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 00:46 UTC
Russia's Weakened Hand Could Pay Off For Beijing In Major Gas Deal

A major gas deal between Russia and China was finally sealed this week when Russian President Vladimir Putin was on a two day visit to China on May 20-21 and met with President Xi Jinping. In the lead up to Putin's arrival, the two sides have been working on putting the finishing touches on a 30-year contract for a gas deal a decade in the making, and Russian officials have suggested that the deal will be completed by Putin's arrival.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 00:40 UTC
Bernanke now makes more money speaking to bankers than in one year as Fed chairman

The former chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, who during eight years piloted the world’s largest economy through the worst financial and economic crisis since the Depression of last century, is now reaping the fruits of his success.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 00:35 UTC
OAS deploys observers in Colombia for Sunday’s presidential election

Former President of Costa Rica, José María Figueres, has begun the deployment of 64 international experts and observers in Colombia ahead of the country’s presidential election on Sunday May 25.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 00:31 UTC
Fed minutes confirm a retreat from easy monetary policy; concerns regarding job creation

Federal Reserve policymakers last month began laying groundwork for an eventual retreat from easy monetary policy with a discussion of how to best control interest rates as they remove trillions of dollars from the financial system.