Stories for 13th 2015

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.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 10:55 UTC
Castro and Obama make history: 'we have agreed we can disagree with respect and civility'

President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro sat down together on Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country's leaders in over a half-century, pledging to reach for the kind of peaceful relationship that has eluded their nations for generations.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 10:48 UTC
Pope Francis appeals to Americas Summit for better distribution of riches

In a message addressed to the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela, Pope Francis urged leaders attending the OAS Americas' Summit to strengthen efforts against inequality which he considered a “source for conflicts.”
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 10:29 UTC
Controversy over Argentine ambassador accounts, dismissed by US bank

Argentine ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Nilda Garre denied having accounts neither in the CNB Bank nor in the Felton Bank, saying the US-based entity had written proof that there were no accounts under her name there.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:55 UTC
Obama praised the 'new beginning' in the bilateral relation with Cuba

United States President Barack Obama addressed American leaders in the meeting currently taking place in the City of Panama praising the diplomatic rapprochement between Washington and Cuba which he called “a new beginning” in the bilateral relation.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:46 UTC
Castro calls for a 'civilized relationship'; apologizes to Obama and condemns ten previous US presidents

Cuban President Raul Castro was received with a standing ovation as he readied to address the VII Summit of the Americas, held in Panama City, in a historic presentation. The Caribbean leader stressed the importance of the rapprochement with the United States but questioned the US policy towards Venezuela.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:22 UTC
Falklands 'raided' by British Special Forces to test the garrison's security, says UK media

British Special forces have carried a raid on the Falkland Islands to test the garrison's security amid fears that Argentina may try to land commandos on the Islands, according to a piece published in the Sunday Express. Apparently such routine exercises are carried out in UK highly sensitive bases and defense compounds.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:06 UTC
Obama announces Brazilian president Rousseff visit to Washington on June 30

US President Barack Obama announced that Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington on June 30, almost two years after she cancelled a trip over a US spying scandal. Obama made the announcement during a bilateral meeting with Rousseff, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Panama City.