Stories for 2015

Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 10:10 UTC
Argentine province court orders new governor elections, annulling 23 August polls

The Administrative Court of the Argentine northern province of Tucuman has ordered fresh elections for governor, annulling the polls which took place on August 23, in which a close ally of Cristina Fernandez and former Healthcare minister, Juan Manzur allegedly won by a considerable margin.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 10:03 UTC
Corbyn tells BBC he will not campaign for Britain to leave the European Union

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC that he will not campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. Mr. Corbyn said that while policy was “developing” he could not foresee a situation where Labor would campaign for a “Brexit” under his leadership. He has come under growing pressure from Labour MPs to clarify his position.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:54 UTC
Ten dollar bill with Thatcher's face, proposed presidential hopeful Jeb Bush

US Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has picked the UK's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, as his choice for the face of the $10 bill. The former Florida governor made the surprise suggestion during a televised debate for the top Republicans vying for the presidential nomination.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:45 UTC
Petrobras oil/gas production in August sets new records; subsalt output up 61% in twelve months

Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras produced a record 2.69mn b/d of oil equivalent (boe/d) in August, 3.1% increase over July and almost 1% higher than the previous 2.67mn boe/d record set in December 2014, the company said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:40 UTC
Repsol and BG group discover natural gas reserves in southern Bolivia

President Evo Morales confirmed the discovery of new natural gas reserves at two adjacent fields in southern Bolivia that are managed by a consortium led by Spanish oil major Repsol. The Margarita and Huacaya fields are located in the Caipipendi block, in which Repsol and Britain's BG Group each has a 37.5% stake and Anglo-Argentine oil company Pan American Energy holds a 25% interest.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:19 UTC
Fisheries worldwide on the brink of collapse, because of over fishing says WWF

The amount of fish in the oceans has halved since 1970, in a plunge to the “brink of collapse” caused by over-fishing and other threats, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday.Populations of some commercial fish stocks, such as a group including tuna, mackerel and bonito, had fallen by almost 75%, according to a study by WWF and the Zoological Society of London, ZSL.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:10 UTC
Cristina Fernandez' most hated Justice resigns, but effective the day after she steps down from office

The oldest Justice on the Argentine Supreme Court, Carlos Fayt, 97, on Tuesday presented his resignation, which will take effect on Dec. 11, after President Cristina Fernandez's successor is scheduled to take office, judicial officials said.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 08:54 UTC
Argentine magistrate orders Executive to release poverty figures; government says judge is 'meddling'

An Argentine magistrate ordered the Executive to present official reports on the extent of poverty and indigence in the country, figures which allegedly the much questioned stats office, Indec ceased to release almost two years ago. However cabinet chief Anibal Fernandez ironically downplayed the order arguing the judge was 'meddling' in something she does not know.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 08:46 UTC
Embattled Rousseff argues countries are not defined by their credit ratings

Embattled and leaner Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Wednesday that a country is not defined by its credit rating, downplaying Standard & Poor's decision to assign junk status to Latin American largest economy's sovereign debt.
Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 08:32 UTC
Appeals court hands victory to Argentina in bonds dispute; questions Judge Griesa's 'class' expansion

A United States federal appeals court handed Argentina a victory Wednesday in its quest to relieve itself of the pressures of debt owed to American hedge funds and others, saying a judge went too far by letting some bondholders demand payment without proving how much they are entitled to be paid.