Stories for August 2014

Monday, August 11th 2014 - 07:46 UTC
Blackouts, trees and posts knocked down by gales in Ushuaia and Punta Arenas

Hurricane strong winds on Saturday blew roofs, knocked down lamp posts and trees and left big areas of Ushuaia, Argentina and Puntas Arenas, Chile without power according to reports from both cities in the extreme south of the continent.
Monday, August 11th 2014 - 01:54 UTC
Argentina/holdouts, a clash between 'global financial power and political power'

A Judge from Argentina's Supreme Court joined the ongoing battle in New York between the Argentine government and the holdouts and slashed out at the US Supreme Court for rejecting to take the case back in June. Eugenio Zaffaroni argued that the conflict must be addressed in the context of “attacks from the global financial power on political power”.
Monday, August 11th 2014 - 01:28 UTC
Running seven minutes a day, helps keeps you ahead of cardiovascular diseases

A new study has found that every step counts – literally – towards reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Heart healthy exercise, moreover, need not be either time-consuming or tiring. Scientists at Iowa State University found that running for just seven minutes daily, even at slow speeds, could help reduce the risk of dying from heart disease by up to 50%.
Monday, August 11th 2014 - 01:24 UTC
A simple old remedy to help reduce the risk of developing some cancers

In what is being viewed as one of the most important discoveries in the battle against cancer, a major review of trials and studies has revealed that long-term use of low-dose aspirin reduces the risk of developing major cancers and dying from them by around one-third.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:53 UTC
US reject the ICJ as an 'appropriate venue' for addressing Argentina's debt issues

A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said the United States would not permit the International Justice Court in The Hague to hear Argentina's claims that U.S. court decisions had violated its sovereignty.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:45 UTC
Despite warning, Kicillof again defies and again accuses Griesa of 'partiality'

Economy ministry Axel Kicillof once again defiantly insisted Argentina has made a required debt payment on restructured sovereign bonds on Friday night, just hours after a U.S. judge threatened a contempt-of-court order if Argentina did not stop issuing such statements.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:34 UTC
Griesa warns Argentina with 'contempt' if it continues with “false and deceiving statements”

New York district judge Thomas Griesa on Friday threatened to declare Argentina in “contempt” of court if the Republic continues to make “false and deceiving statements,” following Argentina’s claim it has already paid exchange bondholders and has no pending obligations, as it deposited 539 million dollars in bond payments in Bank of New York Mellon (BoNY) and Citibank.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:12 UTC
Fifty years since the Gulf of Tonkin incident which triggered the Vietnam war

Fifty years ago, a controversial confrontation in the Gulf of Tonkin between the United States and North Vietnam forces set the stage for what eventually became US involvement in the Vietnam War.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 06:59 UTC
Prince William to alternate his royal duties with air ambulance pilot

The Duke of Cambridge is to become an air ambulance pilot next spring, it has been announced. Kensington Palace said Prince William will join the East Anglian Air Ambulance flying both day and night shifts. It will become his main job, but his rota will take into account any duties he will continue to undertake on behalf of the Queen.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 06:49 UTC
ECB to make more transparent European banks quality and potential litigations

The European Central Bank will consider the impact of future lawsuits and fines in its review of whether the Euro zone's 131 most important lenders have enough capital to withstand another recession.