Stories for August 5th 2014

Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 07:14 UTC
Argentina planning to question Judge Griesa before the International Court of Justice

Argentina's Legal and Technical Secretary to the Presidency Carlos Zannini is overseeing a group of experts in international law as they draft the suit the government of President Cristina Fernandez will file against US Judge Thomas Griesa’s ruling on full repayment to holdout bondholders at International Court of Justice in the Hague, according to Noticias Argentinas-
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 07:10 UTC
Cristina Fernandez pledges “to adopt the most suitable measures for Argentina”

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Monday that she would only take decisions that benefitted the overall health and stability of the Argentine state, as she called on the country to defend the achievements of the last 10 years.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 07:03 UTC
Iran officials admit supplying missile technology to Hamas to wipe out Israel

Two senior Iranian officials told an Arabic-language television channel on Monday that Tehran has supplied missile technology to Hamas for its fight against Israel. Revolutionary Guard commander Mohammad Ali Jafari warned in an interview with the Arabic channel of Iran's state Al-Alam television that Palestinian resistance to Israeli aggression is “endless and growing.”
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:58 UTC
World Bank pledges 200 million dollars to combat the West Africa Ebola epidemic

With the latest death toll from the West Africa Ebola epidemic now at 887, the World Bank Group pledged on Monday as much as 200 million dollars in emergency funding to help Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone contain the spread of Ebola infections, help their communities cope with the economic impact of the crisis, and improve public health systems throughout West Africa.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:54 UTC
Griesa praises Pollack's 'great skill” and reveals he directed the use of 'default'

U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa on Monday turned back an effort by Argentina's government to remove the court-appointed mediator in the dispute with creditors that triggered a 'selective default' situation by the country last week. He also revealed that the default condition was at his direction and was 'accurate'.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:50 UTC
Barcena anticipates that Argentina will probably have negative growth in 2014

Argentina's economy probably will contract in 2014, the head of the United Nation's body for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC said on Monday, as fallout from a new sovereign debt crisis will keep the country out of money markets.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Food loss and waste in Latam could feed the region's 47 million hungry

In Latin America and the Caribbean more food is lost and wasted than is needed to meet the nutritional needs of the 47 million people who still suffer from hunger in the region, according to FAO. The report Losses and waste of food in Latin America and the Caribbean of the FAO Regional Office says that 6% of global food losses occur in the region.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
“Lights out” event marked 100 years ceremonies since Britain entered World War One

A candle-lit vigil at Westminster Abbey and a “lights out” event have concluded a day of ceremonies marking 100 years since Britain entered World War One. People were invited to turn off their lights for an hour until 23:00 BST, the time war was declared on 4 August 1914.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:21 UTC
IDB finances photovoltaic solar energy project for private sector in Uruguay

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a 40.9 million dollars loan from its ordinary capital and 25 million from the Canada Climate Fund, which is administered by the Bank, to finance the private sector in Uruguay in the construction, operation and maintenance of a photovoltaic solar energy plant and its related facilities.
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:11 UTC
Uruguay's main fish processing company under administrative protection

Uruguay's largest fishing and processing company FRIPUR, has requested administrative protection, or a voluntary concordat with creditors following financial problems with banks and other providers. Liabilities are over 70 million dollars of which 50 million with two banks, according to sources close to the request. The company employs 1.100 people.