Stories for May 2015

Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 20:44 UTC
'Record' seven-foot conger eel trawled off Plymouth in UK

Commercial fishermen trawling off the coast of the United Kingdom near Plymouth were stunned last week when they brought aboard a seven-foot, roughly 130-pound conger eel. The eel had gotten caught up in the trawler’s nets and was already dead by the time it was brought out of the water, but its sheer size surprised even the fishermen on board.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 20:34 UTC
Research icebreaker Polarstern en route to investigate climate change in Arctic

Research icebreaker Polarstern left its home port in Bremerhaven on Tuesday setting a course for the Arctic. Led by Dr Ilka Peeken from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) a team of 53 researchers from 11 countries will investigate the effects of climate change in the Arctic, from the surface ice floes down to the seafloor
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:44 UTC
Beijing to the rescue of sliding Brazil: 53bn dollars in trade, finance and investment

Beijing has come to the rescue of Brazil's slumping economy with trade, finance and investment deals worth at least 53 billion dollars in energy, mining, aviation and upgrading of dilapidated infrastructure.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:27 UTC
Japanese airbag maker Takata admits defects forcing the recall of 34m vehicles

Japanese airbag maker Takata has said that mechanisms in the airbags of almost 34 million cars are defective. It will lead to the largest recall in US automotive history, affecting models from 11 carmakers. . The number is double previous estimates for faulty air bags from the manufacturer.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:11 UTC
Falklands' Isobel Deep well with good prospects of finding oil, say operators

Premier Oil’s high-impact Falklands Isobel Deep well has hit oil shows in a suspected high pressure formation, partners Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., said Tuesday morning. But, the area will now have to be cased, delaying the drilling program.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:00 UTC
Argentine inflation for April: official index 1.1%; Congressional index, 2.1%

Inflation in Argentina during April reached 2.1% and 29% in the last twelve months according to the latest release from private consultants, an average of which is announced every month as the 'Congressional index' by members from the Lower House Freedom of Expression committee.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:42 UTC
US targets Venezuela's second strongest man for alleged cocaine trafficking

Despite persistent denials of any wrongdoing from Caracas, US authorities are currently investigating Venezuela’s powerful parliamentary chief, Diosdado Cabello, and other senior officials over alleged cocaine-trafficking and money-laundering, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:31 UTC
Former Iranian officials deny any involvement in the 1994 AMIA attack in Buenos Aires

Former Iranian foreign minister Alí Akbar Velayati accused Argentina of being under the influence of Zionism and the United States over the investigation into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires which killed 85 and injured 300 and is considered the worst terrorist attack suffered by the country.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:13 UTC
Hooligan involved in pepper spray attack at Argentina's super derby is remorseful

A long time identified hooligan supporter of Argentina's Boca Juniors, Adrian 'El Panadero' (the baker) Napolitano has admitted carrying out the pepper spray attack on River Plate players during last Thursday's super derby for the Libertadores Cup while arguing he did not realize the damage the assault would cause.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:04 UTC
Argentina's S. Court ratifies its authority; questioned Justice Fayt attends Tuesdays' meeting

Argentine Justice Carlos Fayt showed himself publicly on Tuesday morning as he readied to attend the Supreme Court to participate of a meeting of the country's highest court with four sitting Justices, as they regularly do on Tuesdays.