Stories for January 13th 2016

Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 08:16 UTC
Airbus delivered 635 planes last year, but was below Boeing's record

Airbus delivered a record number of planes in 2015 but failed to dethrone Boeing as the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer. The European company delivered a record 635 planes last year, compared with a tally of 762 jets for Boeing.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 08:11 UTC
Brazil agribusiness exports, the locomotive of foreign trade

Brazil's total agricultural exports slid 8.8% to US$88.2 billion in 2015, compared to the previous year, despite record sales of soybeans, corn, chicken, coffee and cellulose, officials said. The drop in sales was caused by falling prices for the commodities Brazil sells on the global market, Foreign Agribusiness Relations Secretary Tatiana Palermo said.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 07:59 UTC
Former Petrobras manager states in plea-bargain that Lula was aware of the corruption scheme

Former head of Petrobras' international sector Nestor Cervero has made a statement as part of his plea bargain, in which he says that Brazilian former president Lula a Silva gave him a job in 2008 as “recognition” for his help in repaying a R$12 million (US$3 million) loan considered fraudulent by police.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 07:46 UTC
Venezuela's First Lady claims her two 'narco-nephews' were kidnapped by DEA

Venezuela's first lady on Tuesday broke her silence on the arrest of her two nephews on drug trafficking charges, saying they were kidnapped by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.Cilia Flores, who serves in congress, told Venezuelan weekly Tal Cual that the U.S. was seeking revenge and trying to force the socialists from power in Venezuela.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 05:34 UTC
Venezuela's 'super majority' power struggle paralyzes government

Venezuela sank deeper into a messy political crisis Tuesday as the opposition-controlled National Assembly suspended its session after the Supreme Court declared it null and void. Speaking before a nearly empty chamber, speaker Henry Ramos Allup, a fierce opponent of President Nicolas Maduro, declared the National Assembly lacked a quorum and would reconvene Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 05:24 UTC
Obama's last State of the Union full of optimism strongly criticizing Trump with out mentioning him

United States President Barack Obama promised that his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night would be something very different from the six that had preceded it. And, he made good on that promise, - abandoning the traditional list of policy proposals to instead make an extended case against the vision being offered by 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 05:06 UTC
Crucial February for Rousseff: economic plan must convince investors and Congress

With her job on the line, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is spending January developing an economic plan which she hopes will restore faith in her leadership and weaken looming impeachment proceedings against her.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 04:49 UTC
Falklands' lawmaker in Guyana meets president Granger and talks self determination

Falklands' lawmaker Ian Hansen currently visiting Guyana met with President David Granger to familiarize himself with local politics and secure Georgetown's views on the Islands' right to self determination.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 04:04 UTC
IAATO Executive Director and Falklands' resident awarded the Queen's Polar Medal

Dr Kim Crosbie, IAATO Executive Director, and IAATO Member Jérôme Poncet of Golden Fleece Expeditions who is a resident of the Falkland Islands, have been awarded the Queen’s Polar Medal. The announcement was made last week in The London Gazette.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 03:51 UTC
Princess Anne in the Falkland Islands laid a wreath at Liberation Monument

Due to adverse weather, the timings for the two events which were due to take place in the Falkland Islands later this month on the occasion of the visit of HRH The Princess Royal Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence took place on Tuesday in Stanley.