Stories for September 12th 2014

Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:08 UTC
FIFA vice-president has called for 'corruption' report to be published

FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb has called for Michael Garcia’s report into the corruption-tarnished World Cup bidding process to be published. The CONCACAF president made his declaration at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester on Tuesday.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:58 UTC
Canadian team locates English vessels lost in 1845 in the Northwest Passage

After more than 160 years of searching to understand the fate of English explorer Sir John Franklin’s fabled arctic voyage, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a Canadian team has located one of Franklin’s historic ships and solved one of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries, according to reports from Parks Canada.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:48 UTC
Islands habitats threatened by invasive pests: the South Georgia experience

Scientists have developed a way to identify island habitats that face the greatest threat from invasive pests, such as rats and feral cats. Working on experience collected in a brown rat extermination program in South Georgia, a team of research developed a priority list of islands that they hoped would help governments and conservationists to allocate resources.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:37 UTC
Emilio Botin, “El presidente” and the 'unofficial king of Spain'

Emilio Botin, “El Presidente” to co-workers and the third generation of Botins to run Santander, was at the forefront of a drive to create global banks, offering a one-stop shop to multinational companies and a range of services to consumers.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 01:43 UTC
China constructing a satellite tracking station in Argentine Patagonia

A space tracking station for lunar exploration being built in Argentine Patagonia by China, as part of the strategic relation and accords between the two countries, has caused concern in the Argentine congress because of the secrecy surrounding the terms of the deal.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 01:39 UTC
Singapore Olam will invest 80m in dairy processing facility in Uruguay

Singapore based Olam International's wholly-owned subsidiary New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay will be investing 80 million dollars to establish a new dairy processing facility in Uruguay.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 01:28 UTC
IAATO Environmental Manager resigns to focus on PhD

Claudia Holgate, Environmental Manager for the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), has decided to step down from the position, which has grown to become full time.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 01:18 UTC
Congo reports 31 new Ebola cases in the week to 9 September

Thirty one cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) more have been reported between 2 and 9 September 2014, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing the cumulative number of cases to 62 (14 confirmed, 26 probable, and 22 probable), according to the latest report from WHO, World Health Organization.