Stories for May 26th 2014

Monday, May 26th 2014 - 21:55 UTC
Uruguay and Denmark top the list of ITUC Global Rights Index

A global leader-board in the race to protect workers’ rights was released at the ITUC World Congress in Berlin. The ITUC Global Rights Index ranks 139 countries against 97 internationally recognized indicators to assess where workers’ rights are best protected, in law and in practice.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 21:15 UTC
Shrimp saves the day for Argentine seafood exports in first four months

Argentina seafood exports totaled 116,738 tons during the first four months of the year, which shows an increase of 2.9% over the same 2013 period in 2013, when 113,419 tons were shipped abroad. Strong shrimp exports helped offset lower volumes of fish.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:23 UTC
Thousands march across the world to protest against Monsanto and GMO foods

Hundreds of thousands people have united across the world to voice concern over the spread of GMO foods and crops and to raise awareness over the biotech giant Monsanto’s growing grip on the global food supply chain.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:14 UTC
Spain supports EC proposal for an absolute ban on driftnets

Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) publicly announced its satisfaction with the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council presented by the European Commission (EC) for the banning of driftnet fishing.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 08:24 UTC
Argentine industrial activity drops 4.2% in April; auto industry hit by lower sales

After a decade of growth, the Argentine government faces this year a decline as industrial output falls and a high inflation rates hits consumer spending and new investment. The Argentine economy grew steadily recovering from a 2001-2003 debt crisis and expanded 3% last year but it stumbled in the fourth quarter and could slid into a recession at the start of this year.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 08:15 UTC
Spanish regional leader says current Spanish policy on Gibraltar “is going nowhere”

Manuel Chaves, the PSOE (Socialist opposition party) MP and former president of the Junta de Andalucia, has said Spain’s policy on Gibraltar “is going nowhere” because Gibraltarians are the ones who will decide their own future.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:50 UTC
Colombia: Zuluaga and Santos, plus allies, will decide on the peace dialogue on 15 June

Right-wing opposition candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga won most votes in Colombia's presidential election on Sunday but fell short of a first-round victory and will face President Juan Manuel Santos in a close runoff on 15 June.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:43 UTC
Marie Le Pen European victory rattles France; calls for dissolution of national assembly

France suffered a political earthquake on Sunday as the far-right National Front (FN) topped the polls in European elections with an unprecedented haul of one in every four votes cast, exit polls indicated.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:26 UTC
Farage and the UKIP in course for a 'shockwave' victory in European elections

The UK Independent Party, UKIP, is course for an emphatic victory in the European elections in the UK - with leader Nigel Farage promising to use it as a springboard for next year's general election.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:17 UTC
UN praises Mujica's initiative to provide home for Syrian orphanded children

The United Nations' refugee commission expressed gratitude that Uruguay is preparing to provide a new home for 100 children orphaned by Syria's civil war. Senior regional UNHCR official Michelle Alfaro said there are more than 2 million Syrian refugees in all, and Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan can't handle them all, so the agency hopes to relocate 30,000 this year.