Stories for 2015

Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:41 UTC
Giant washed-up squid found on NZ beach displayed at Kaikoura aquarium

A local aquarium in New Zealand reported that a giant washed-up squid has been found on a beach at South Bay in Kaikoura. Reportedly, a man—who was out with his dog for a stroll at the beach—accidentally stumbled upon the marine creature with long tentacles.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:30 UTC
Falklands' geophysical oil exploration buoy ends up in SW Australia

The hull bears the scars of a 10,483 kilometre journey from the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic, through the Southern and Indian Oceans to the shores of Esperance in southern Western Australia, according to reports in the Australian media.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:13 UTC
Polar Code does not adequately protect Antarctic environment from shipping, says ASOC

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition voiced its disappointment over the lack of any significant new provisions in Part II of the Polar Code that would adequately protect the Antarctic environment from shipping. The London-based UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday adopted Part II of the Polar Code concerning pollution prevention.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Opposition wins in Guyana defeating party in power for 23 years

A retired army general is poised to become Guyana’s new president after a multi-ethnic opposition ¬coalition defeated a party that has been in power for 23 years, officials said. Preliminary results show David Granger and his Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for Change Coalition got nearly 207,000 votes in Monday’s ¬general elections.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 07:58 UTC
Congress upsets Rousseff: votes to boost pension benefits

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff saw allies and members of her own Workers’ Party challenge her in Congress by voting in favor of boosting pension benefits.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 07:46 UTC
Levy tries to convince investors in London that Brazil slowdown is temporary

Brazilian Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said he expected the country’s economic slowdown to be temporary and that fiscal discipline remained central to ensuring the recovery as a commodity price boom waned. Addressing investors in London, Levy said fiscal discipline was needed to cushion the economy against the inflationary effects of the falling Real currency.
Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:53 UTC
Uruguay convinced Mercosur will be more flexible regarding trade accords with third parties

Mercosur countries have reached a basic consensus to look for mechanisms that will allow individual members to negotiate trade agreements outside the block, announced Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, who has been leading a strong campaign (with Brazilian support) on the issue.
Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:38 UTC
The project of a trans-continental railway, Atlantic to Pacific, with Chinese funds

Peru, Brazil and China are moving forward on a transcontinental railway that will cut across the continent, climb the Andes and connect port cities in the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:32 UTC
Petrobras production from pre-salt fields reaches milestone 800.000 bpd

Brazil’s Petrobras said that oil production in Santos and Campos basin pre-salt fields reached a milestone production volume of 800Mbbl/d. The volume was recorded on April 11, with 74% (590Mbbl/d) Petrobras’ share with the remainder belonging to partner companies working in different pre-salt areas.
Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:23 UTC
Brazil waiting for 50bn dollars of Chinese support to overhaul infrastructure

China will invest 50 billion dollars to help overhaul Brazil's aging infrastructure, the government announced on Thursday, ahead of an official visit by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang next week. Brazil has repeated that it was determined to overhaul its dilapidated roads, railways, airports and ports.