Stories for September 2014

Wednesday, September 17th 2014 - 01:52 UTC
UN hails progress achieved in reducing damage to the ozone layer

United Nations officials hailed on Tuesday the progress made in reducing damage to the ozone layer and the vital role played by one of the most successful environmental treaties in history in phasing out ozone-depleting substances.
Wednesday, September 17th 2014 - 01:11 UTC
Argentina warns US acting ambassador on 'default' statements and 'deplores lack of support'

United States interim ambassador to Argentina Kevin Sullivan was summoned to foreign minister Hector Timerman's office and was informed of ”the profound and firm rejection of the Argentine government to the US diplomat’s inappropriate statements”, according to the statement from the ministry made public on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 07:41 UTC
Norwegian company buys Acuinova Chile with 40.000 tons production capacity

Norwegian giant salmon-faming company Marine Harvest has announced an agreement to purchase assets of the former Chilean farming company Acuinova Chile SA, currently in bankruptcy, for 120 million dollars.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:57 UTC
VisitBritain: UK to refund cost of visa for Chinese tourists in organized groups

British Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to refund the cost of up to 25,000 visas for Chinese tourists in an attempt to attract more visits to the UK. It was one of a series of measures announced at an economic summit in London, attended by Chinese vice premier Ma Kai.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:50 UTC
HSBC reached 550m agreement with US banking regulators

HSBC Holdings will pay 550 million dollars to resolve a US regulator's claims that the British bank made false representations in selling mortgage bonds to the federal mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the financial crisis.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:43 UTC
Giant observation tower in the Amazon to monitor climate change

Construction has begun on a giant observation tower in the heart of the Amazon basin to monitor climate change. The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is expected to rise 325m from the ground.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:36 UTC
Argentine seafood exports up 3.9% in value and 3% in volume in first half of 2014

In the first half of this year, Argentina seafood exports totaled 778.8 million dollars with a slight increase of 30 million dollars, and 3.9% over the same period of 2013 (749.6 million), reported the Directorate of Fisheries Economics from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Under Secretariat.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:28 UTC
Mercosur/Pacific Alliance foreign ministers plan to meet in Chile in November

Foreign affairs ministers from Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance will be meeting next 24 November in Santiago de Chile to explore a possible integration between the two blocks according to Paraguay's foreign minister Eladio Loizaga.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:25 UTC
Uruguay's economy expands 3.7% during the second quarter over a year ago

Confirming ten years of sustained expansion the Uruguayan economy advanced 2% in the second quarter over the first quarter and 3.7% over the same period a year ago, according to the latest reports from the Central bank.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:20 UTC
Santander new chairwoman confirms full control of the Brazil branch

Spanish banking giant Santander under its new executive chairperson Ana Botin announced on Monday the purchase of the remaining 25% of Banco Santander Brasil which it did not already own.