Stories for 2014

Thursday, May 29th 2014 - 00:54 UTC
Uruguayan court declines competence to rule on Chinese fishing vessel 'slavery' claims

A Uruguayan criminal court found no merit to continue investigating into incidents allegedly occurred in a Chinese flagged fishing vessel following on claims of 'slavery', ill treatment and beatings, presented by 28 African crewmembers.
Thursday, May 29th 2014 - 00:35 UTC
Three Latam presidents among Forbes list of 25 most powerful women

Brazil, Argentina and Chile presidents figure among the list of the 25 most powerful women in the world according to the latest release from Forbes. Dilma Rousseff ranks in fourth place, Cristina Fernandez 19 and Michele Bachelet, 25. Only nine heads of state figure in the 100 names list.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 22:12 UTC
Seven years and 650 million dollars later, Argentine icebreaker Irizar still under repairs

The Argentine government is putting pressure on contractors so that the Navy's flagship icebreaker Almirante Irizar, partially destroyed by fire in 2007, can begin sea trials later this year. However over-costs and mismanagement of the funds invested, estimated at over 650 million dollars, could have purchased a new vessel of three second hand according to critics in Congress.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 22:04 UTC
Antarctica ice sheet melting episodes have occurred over the last 14.000 years, say scientists

A new study has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought coming out of the last ice age, and that shrinkage of the vast ice sheet accelerated during eight distinct episodes, causing rapid sea level rise.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 21:11 UTC
Krill oil more advantageous than fish oil in reducing high blood triglycerides

A study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet and the University of Bergen, Norway, published in Nutrition & Metabolism found that the omega-3s in Aker BioMarine’s Superba krill oil are advantageous for reducing high blood triglycerides compared to fish oil.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 20:54 UTC
China's oil giant at center of corruption probe

Grins were on the faces of China National Petroleum executives last week as they celebrated a blockbuster 30-year deal for Russian gas. It was a good day for CNPC, the state-owned colossus at the center of China's oil and gas webs and one of Eurasia's biggest energy investors.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 09:04 UTC
Celibacy of priests is not a matter of Church dogma, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis said on Monday that the celibacy of priests is not a matter of Church dogma, while defending its value amid calls among some Catholics for the requirement to be dropped.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:52 UTC
Caribbean Community moving closer to decriminalization of marihuana

The Jamaica government is being urged to enact legislation that would decriminalize marijuana as well as establish a medical marijuana industry. The Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Taskforce said Jamaica would significantly benefit from a regulates medical marihuana industry.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:40 UTC
Five killed as small plane goes down in the River Plate coast; four survived

A small plane crash landed on Tuesday into the Río de la Plata river with nine passengers on board. Four of them were successfully rescued and transferred to hospitals in Buenos Aires and Uruguay, and at least five people were reported dead.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:36 UTC
HMS Portland celebrated 13th birthday during current South Atlantic patrol

HMS Portland’s ship’s company celebrated this month the ship’s 13th birthday as they enter the fifth month of a seven-month deployment as the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol Ship.