Stories for March 11th 2015

Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 23:42 UTC
Online petition for reinstatement of Top Gear's Clarkson close to half a million signatures

Jeremy Clarkson made light of his suspension by the BBC on Wednesday as an online petition for him to be reinstated topped 500,000 signatures. The Top Gear presenter told reporters he was “just off to the job centre” as he left his home in London on Wednesday. Asked if he had any regrets about what had happened, he replied “yes”.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:54 UTC
Unasur to hold a presidential summit on the Venezuela/US confrontation

Unasur (Union of South American Nations) presidents will meet next week to respond to the “grotesque and illegal” meddling of the United States in Venezuelan affairs announced Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:39 UTC
Maduro asks the Assembly for expanded powers to fight 'imperialism'

President Nicolas Maduro responded to new U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan officials by asking legislators Tuesday to give him expanded powers in the name of fighting imperialism. Government critics called it a power grab.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:32 UTC
Latam's low indebtedness level opens the way for anti-cyclical fiscal policies to spur economies, says ECLAC

Latin America's public debt decreased in the last 25 years, according to a report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). External public debt fell from 70% to 16% of the region’s GDP highlighted the fiscal analysis of the region, rising to near 40% when domestic public debt is added to calculations.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:08 UTC
French team to investigate choppers' collision in Argentina; “immense sadness”, said president Hollande

A manslaughter investigation into the helicopter crash in La Rioja province that killed eight French nationals and two Argentines was opened on Tuesday in Paris, Le Monde reported. Two experts from France's crash investigation agency (BEA) were travelling to Argentina.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
BBC announced the suspension of Top Gear's Clarkson because of a fracas with a producer

Britain's BBC announced on Tuesday it had suspended Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of the globally popular 'Top Gear' show, after he was involved in a fracas with one of the broadcaster's producers. Clarkson last October was involved in incidents in Patagonia over alleged mocking of the Falklands' war according to Argentina.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 05:48 UTC
“Our Lady of Malvinas” arrives in Antarctica; she will be enshrined in Ushuaia on 2 April

The replica of an image at the Argentine Darwin cemetery and which was blessed by Pope Francis arrived this week to Argentina's Antarctica base Marambio, the last leg of its passage to Tierra del Fuego and austral islands, “where it will enshrined on 2 April, on a new anniversary of the Malvinas war”, according to the country's official news agency Telam.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 05:27 UTC
Falklands' 4.000 ewes to be AI with Australian Poll Merino

Australian Poll Merino genetics are being used to drive lamb survival in one of the world’s harshest wool producing environments of the Falkland Islands, reports The Rural, from Australia.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 05:23 UTC
Bolivia names first woman army General; daughter of the officer who captured Che Guevara

Bolivia has named its first woman army general, the daughter of the military commander who led the final operation against Che Guevara, the state news agency said Monday.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 03:02 UTC
Petrobras whistleblower says Rousseff's party received US$ 200 million from Petrobras contracts

A former Petrobras executive told a congressional hearing in Brazil on Tuesday that the ruling political party received up to 200 million dollars skimmed from contracts with the state-run oil company, reiterating claims made in plea bargain testimony.