Stories for April 2015

Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 10:03 UTC
Intellectual icon of Latin America's left in the seventies and eighties dies in Montevideo

Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, whose The Open Veins of Latin America became a classic text for the left in the region and propelled the author to fame, died on Monday at age 74. Galeano had been ill with lung cancer for several months.
Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 09:39 UTC
Falklands Argos in farm-out agreement with Noble Energy to drill exploratory well

Noble Energy announced Monday that it has acquired additional acres offshore the Falkland Islands and plans to start drilling, despite opposition from Argentina’s government. The Houston-based oil company now holds a 75% interest in a license in the North Falkland Basin from Argos Resources Limited, an oil and gas exploration company based in the Falkland Islands.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 09:08 UTC
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Brazil to protest against Rousseff

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday, venting anger over government corruption and a souring economy a month after protests gathered more than a million people. With cries of “Dilma out” and “corrupt government,” marchers -- many wearing the yellow and green jerseys of the national football team -- called for President Dilma Rousseff's ouster and an end to impunity for corruption.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
Francis triggers fury from Turkey recalling the genocide of the Armenian people

Pope Francis uttered the word “genocide” on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as “far from historical reality”.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:48 UTC
Hillary Clinton launches presidential bid as 'champion for regular US citizens”

Hillary Clinton has promised to be a champion for regular US citizens as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front runner. Clinton, who lost a bruising Democratic nominating battle to Barack Obama in 2008, was expected to travel soon to Iowa, the state that holds the kickoff nominating contest in early 2016.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:31 UTC
Argentina's AMIA 1994 terrorist attack trial will be held next 6 August

Argentina's Memoria Activa, one of the most active groups that gather together relatives of the victims of the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, celebrated the decision to hold a trial (6 August) for the cover-up of the bombing this year, which was announced on Friday after weeks of heated controversy between the Executive, the Supreme Court and the tribunal in charge of judging the case.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
Uruguay/Brazil meeting to attempt an advance in Mercosur/EU trade talks

Uruguay and Brazil foreign ministers Rodolfo Nin Novoa and Mauro Vieira will be meeting this week in Brasilia in yet another attempt to push forward the stalled negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, according to the minutes of a meeting of the Uruguayan official with members of the Foreign Affairs committee.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:00 UTC
Ushuaia expects at least 16 additional calls for the 2015/16 cruise season

Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina expects sixteen additional calls for the next cruise season 2015/16, according to Tierra del Fuego province ports authority, which together with other representatives attended the recent Seatrade Cruise international fair held in Miami. This includes vessels from the Norwegian Cruise Line, as well as the Splendor of the Seas, Crystal Symphony and Japan's Asuka II.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 07:45 UTC
Mercosur footwear manufacturers want to stop the 'flood' of Asian shoe imports

Paraguay with a population of six million imports annually 25 million pairs of shoes, something considered 'incredible' and totally out of proportion with the economic situation and poverty levels of the country, claimed Mercosur members' footwear chambers and related industries.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 07:38 UTC
French magistrates order HSBC to post a 1bn Euro bail to cover potential fine

French judges have ordered HSBC Holdings to post a one-billion Euro bail to cover a potential fine after the bank was put under formal criminal investigation over allegations it helped customers dodge their taxes.