Stories for January 2015

Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:27 UTC
Interpol issues Purple Notices on three vessels illegally fishing in Southern Ocean

At the request of New Zealand, INTERPOL Purple Notices have been issued to seek information on the individuals and networks behind three vessels fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:18 UTC
Poverty reduction in Latin America stalls during 2014: totals 167 million

Poverty affected 28% of Latin America’s population in 2014, revealing that its decline has stalled at around that level since 2012, while indigence rose to 12.0% from 11.3% during the same two-year period in an overall context of economic deceleration, according to projections from a study presented On Monday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Dutch football chief will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency

Dutch FA chief Michael Van Praag is to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency. The 67-year-old says he has “at least” five nominations from FIFA’s 209 member federations to become an official candidate after the Jan. 29 deadline for submissions.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 04:17 UTC
Nisman's death: Cristina Fernandez blames intelligence services and claims it's a plot to discredit her administration

In an hour's long speech Monday evening in national television Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez announced a plan to dissolve the country’s top intelligence agency and replace it with a new body that will battle international threats from terrorism, drug and human trafficking, and cyber crimes.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 21:39 UTC
State of the art polar vessel for BAS to be delivered in 2019

A new polar research vessel is currently being designed for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The new vessel will be an ice-capable, multi-role polar research and logistics ship which will be used to conduct science and to resupply the BAS stations such as the two in South Georgia, according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 19:39 UTC
UN members agree on major policy for ocean and marine life protection

States took a major step toward urgently needed ocean protection at the United Nations over the weekend agreeing to develop a legally binding agreement to conserve marine life in the high seas. After four days of deliberations States reached consensus to begin negotiating the first UN treaty that specifically addresses the protection of marine life in an area covering half the planet – those ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 08:34 UTC
Brazil supportive of Mercosur “as long as it does not turn into a burden”

Brazil is ready to preserve the advances achieved by Mercosur but as long as the block does not turn into 'a burden' when it comes to negotiate trade agreements with third parties, according to Agriculture minister Katia Abreu.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 08:28 UTC
Iran denies any 'parallel diplomacy' between Teheran and Argentina

Iran’s charge d'affairs in Buenos Aires Ahmad Reza Kheirmand denied the existence of the “parallel diplomacy” denounced by deceased AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman who accused the Kirchnerite administration of plotting to cover up the 1994 attack on the Jewish community centre.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 08:24 UTC
Journalist who first reported Nisman's death fearing for his life arrives in Israel

Journalist for the Buenos Aires Herald.com Damian Pachter, who left Argentina on Saturday morning after claiming he feared for his life, has confirmed that he has arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel after flying from Buenos Aires.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Full support for Argentina's Malvinas claim pledges new Uruguay government

Uruguay's next ambassador to Argentina Hector Lescano said that bilateral relations have always been 'cordial', even in difficult times, and there is no doubt that when president-elect Tabare Vazquez takes office, Uruguay's full support to Argentina's claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will be maintained.