Stories for March 2016

Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 15:38 UTC
Argentine runner wins Falklands' Standard Chartered marathon in record time

An Argentine long distance runner has won the Falkland Islands “Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon” which is officially the World's Most Southerly AIMS-Certified Marathon. Rafael Lencina from the northern province of Tucuman completed on Sunday the 26 miles in 2 hours 35 minutes and 34 seconds, which is also a new record for the competition.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 06:25 UTC
Petrobras losses in 4Q climb to US$ 10bn; more staff cuts expected

Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, reported a record quarterly loss of $10.2 billion on Monday due to a large reduction in the value of some assets amid lower oil prices. Petrobras has been at the center of a sprawling corruption scandal that has ensnared some of Brazil's most powerful lawmakers and business executives.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 02:13 UTC
Obama scheduled to address the Cuban people on national television and meet dissidents

President Barack Obama in Havana has a busy agenda scheduled for Tuesday which includes a major speech that Cuban officials said would be carried on TV. Before departing for Argentina, Obama has planned to meet with political dissidents and attend a game between Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba's beloved national team.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 01:40 UTC
Obama and Castro agree to disagree, but determined to advance in “a new day”

Cuban President Raul Castro directly challenged President Obama on the heels of their historic meeting in Havana on Monday to lift more restrictions on the island and return land used for the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay – as the visiting U.S. president, in turn, chided the Cuban government on democracy and human rights
Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 01:35 UTC
“Give me the name of a political prisoner, he will be released before tonight” Castro challenges US reporter

Cuban President Raúl Castro sparred with US reporters on Monday over Cuba’s human-rights record, saying at one point that it was not fair to ask about prisoners in general and at another point that he would release by the end of the day anyone named as a political prisoner by a reporter.
Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 09:13 UTC
Brazilian situation shows division among Unasur members

Unasur, the Union of South American Nations is divided on how to address the Brazilian situation: while Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia have agreed on a strong statement in support of president Dilma Rousseff, Argentina expressed 'institutional support' and Chile abstained.
Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 08:58 UTC
Brazilian lawmakers make an exception and begin impeachment procedure against Rousseff on Friday

The Brazilian opposition parties, meeting in the Lower House of Congress sped up the impeachment process against president Dilma Rousseff by holding a session on Friday, a day that lawmakers are normally away from Brasilia.
Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 06:54 UTC
Lula calls for justice, claims he is a victim of “unjustified acts of violence”

Embattled former Brazilian president Lula da Silva on Friday released an open letter calling for “justice” as he affirmed he is the victim of “unjustified acts of violence.”“Justice, it is only justice what I expect for me and everybody within the framework of in-force democratic rule of law,” Lula said a day after he was sworn-in as the chief of staff of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and a judge in that country issued an injunction blocking his appointment.
Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Lula takes to the streets claiming there's a coup, but he is no match to the over three million of Sunday

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's supporters took to the streets on Friday to fight back at attempts to oust her, as a flurry of court battles raged over her controversial cabinet appointment of predecessor Lula da Silva. Waving the red flags of the ruling Workers' Party, (PT) tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the country's largest city, Sao Paulo, greeting Lula with thunderous cheers when he was hoisted onto a parked truck to address the crowd.
Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 06:24 UTC
Ex FIFA Blatter was paid US$ 3.76 million and Valcke US% 2.2 million in 2015

FIFA peeled back another layer of secrecy this week as football’s governing body revealed for the first time how much money it was paying disgraced former president Sepp Blatter. The former FIFA chief, who was suspended with pay in October 2015 and later banned for unethical conduct, made $3.76 million last year. He did not earn a performance bonus but did pocket almost $450,000 for reaching 40 years of service at FIFA.