Stories for 2014

Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 07:03 UTC
Flooding in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, with record rainfall and rivers' swelling

Floods have killed nine people and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes while swelling rivers to record levels in southern Brazil and neighboring Paraguay and Argentina, authorities said Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Cristina Fernandez opens Malvinas museum, a living commitment to end colonialism

Argentine President Cristina Fernández had strong words for the UK government, as she headed on Tuesday the inauguration of the Malvinas Museum at the ex-ESMA detention centre, where thousands were illegally held prisoners and tortured during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 06:36 UTC
Argentina reiterates Falklands' sovereignty 'unalienable' rights

The government of President Cristina Fernandez reiterated Argentina’s “unalienable right” over the Malvinas Islands and urged the United Kingdom to resume negotiations over the disputed territories. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the British government refusal to continue talks as “incomprehensible and inadmissible.”
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 02:02 UTC
Argentina port strike at soy-harvest peak, delays 126 ships queuing to load

A strike of dock workers in Argentina's grains and oilseeds export hub Rosario was holding on Tuesday for the second day running 126 ships, which are queuing and waiting to load.
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 01:54 UTC
China's Yuan gaining ground as world currency even for the US

SWIFT's Tracker for the Chinese currency (Yuan or Renminbi, RMB) shows that United States' Yuan payments value increased by 327% between April 2013 and April 2014, placing the United States at number three 3 in the world for payments value, excluding China and Hong Kong.
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 01:48 UTC
Uruguay issues 2 billion dollars of new 2050 global bond to help spread the country's debt

Uruguay issued 2 billion dollars of a new 2050 global bond on Tuesday at a spread of 165 to 170 basis points over U.S. Treasuries as part of the government's bid to put less strain on its accounts in the near- and medium-term, it was reported.
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 01:16 UTC
Chilean government rejects major mega-energy project in Patagonia

A panel of Chilean Cabinet ministers voted unanimously on Tuesday to reject the 3.2 billion dollars HidroAysen mega-project, which envisioned the construction of five power-generating dams in the environmentally sensitive Patagonia region.
Wednesday, June 11th 2014 - 00:39 UTC
UK Praise for Falklands

Hundreds of supporters of the Falkland Islands joined Islanders and Task Force Veterans at the annual reunion in London last night.
Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 22:41 UTC
Thousands of Chilean students take to the streets to protest education reform proposal

Thousands of Chilean students marched in the capital Santiago on Tuesday to protest what they see as an inadequate proposal for education reform put forward by center-left President Michelle Bachelet, who took office in March. The second major student demonstration in two months was joined by many high school and university instructors.
Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 21:59 UTC
King Juan Carlos does not want his son “to wither waiting” as Prince Charles

Spain's King Juan Carlos, 76, said he was abdicating in favor of his son because he did not want him “to wither waiting as Prince Charles expects to in England”, according to a report from the Daily Telegraph. The comment reportedly was made to his household staff: “I must give way; I have fulfilled my mission”