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Stories for February 11th 2016

• Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:57 UTC

  Fed warns about uncertainty in China and tightening financial markets

  

  Tightening financial conditions driven by falling stock prices, uncertainty over China and a global reassessment of credit risk could throw the US economy off track from an otherwise solid course, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cautioned in a prepared testimony to Congress on Wednesday.

• Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:45 UTC

  ICAO agrees on first binding limits on emissions from the aviation industry

  

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) proposing the first binding limits on emissions from the aviation industry.

• Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:40 UTC

  Brazil reopens crucial waterway for transporting soy; water was used to generate power

  

  Brazil's Tiete-Parana waterway, a key transport corridor for soybeans, corn, cellulose, fertilizer and other agricultural products, has reopened after a 20-month closure due to drought and the use of water for electricity, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported this week.

• Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:22 UTC

  Magallanes enjoying an unexpected excellent cruise season

  

  Chile anticipates a 30% increase in cruise activity in the extreme south of the country, mainly Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales, announced Lorena Araya, head of Magallanes region National Tourism Service, Sernatur.