Stories for 2016

Thursday, May 26th 2016 - 05:45 UTC
Maersk Lines leaving Montevideo port because of logistic operations problems

Maersk Lines, one of the world's leading shipping line has announced it won't be operating any longer in the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, because of logistic problems with the operations of its vessels.
Thursday, May 26th 2016 - 05:36 UTC
Brazil's senate president caught on recording trying to stifle the Petrobras investigation

The president of Brazil's Senate was put on the defensive with the release of a secretly recorded conversation that reveals him proposing to weaken one of the key tools prosecutors have used to catch politicians and businessmen in a sweeping corruption scandal.
Thursday, May 26th 2016 - 05:33 UTC
WTO chief warns UK would have to renegotiate membership if Brexit wins

Britain would face grueling negotiations to set the terms of its World Trade Organization membership if it decided to leave the European Union, the group's chief warned in Thursday's Financial Times.
Thursday, May 26th 2016 - 05:03 UTC
Macri's government in “100% agreement” with the Church's dialogue message

Argentina's cabinet chief Marcos Pena said president Mauricio Macri administration was “100% in agreement” with the Catholic church 25 May Day message “to leave aside statistics, think in the Argentine people and not fight among ourselves”.
Wednesday, May 25th 2016 - 18:04 UTC
Cephalopods numbers have increased over the last six decades, says Adelaide university study

According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, cephalopods’ numbers have increased in the world’s oceans over the past six decades. Cephalopods are a diverse group of highly developed mollusks that includes squid, cuttlefish, octopuses and nautiloids.
Wednesday, May 25th 2016 - 08:59 UTC
UN human rights expert calls on Argentina to urgently protect indigenous peoples

The United Nations human rights expert on racism urged Argentina to take urgent measures to sustainably address the invisibility, marginalization and systematic exclusion of indigenous peoples in the country. The UN assessed during a week in Argentina, the situation of indigenous peoples, peoples of African descent, migrants from the region and beyond, and other groups.
Wednesday, May 25th 2016 - 08:52 UTC
Paris police raids Google's offices as part of a tax fraud investigation

Paris police raided the headquarters of Google in France on Tuesday as part of an investigation into tax fraud that has been running since 2011. About 100 tax fraud police, including 25 computer experts, swooped on Google's offices at 5.00am to investigate charges of aggravated tax fraud and money-laundering.
Wednesday, May 25th 2016 - 08:46 UTC
Argentina's April inflation 6.7%, according to the Congress Index

Argentina's April inflation climbed to a record 6.7%, and 19.4% in the first four months of the year, according to the latest Congress Index, announced on Tuesday. Public utility rates were blamed for two thirds of the April increase, the highest for a month since 2002.
Wednesday, May 25th 2016 - 08:35 UTC
Argentine government agrees a 400% cap on natural gas hikes for Patagonia provinces

The Argentine government has announced a cap on hikes to natural gas prices for the country’s southernmost provinces, after pushback from governors, the Judiciary and even local demonstrators prompted Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren to reconsider the scope of his most recent reforms.
Wednesday, May 25th 2016 - 08:16 UTC
Brazil with a current account surplus in April, first since 2009

Brazil recorded a public current account surplus of US$412 million in April, the first positive result since 2009. Brazil's central bank's chief economist, Tulio Maciel, on Tuesday said the result was way better than anticipated.