United States

Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 20:07 UTC
US families dump 40% of their food every year, says environmental group

Americans throw away nearly half their food every year, waste worth roughly 165 billion dollars annually or 2.275 dollars per average family, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Natural Resources Defence Council
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 19:07 UTC
US and Japan file complaints at WTO against Argentine import licensing rules

The United States and Japan launched on Tuesday complaints against Argentina at the World Trade Organization (WTO), alleging that its import licensing rules discriminate against foreign goods. The two complaints follow similar litigation brought by the European Union in May.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 05:21 UTC
Ecuador ready for dialogue with UK, but with eyes on Friday’s OAS meeting

The Ecuadorean government reiterated on Monday that dialogue with UK on the Julian Assange case will continue once London officially “withdraws” the original message with threats. Quito also is hopeful that the coming OAS extraordinary meeting will ratify full support for Ecuador as has happened with other regional organizations.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 02:56 UTC
Argentina hosted 5.7m tourists in 2011; iconic names play a significant role

Argentina has become the most visited country in South America with arrivals in 2011 reaching almost six million tourists, said Leonardo Boto head of the country’s National Tourism Promotion Institute, Improtur.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 02:25 UTC
US Court rejects Argentina sovereign immunity argument; banks must show documents

Argentina lost a bid on Monday to prevent bondholders from obtaining documents from two banks about the country's assets outside the United States. A three judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said in an opinion that the Argentine government could not prevent a lower court's order forcing the banks to produce the documents.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 02:02 UTC
US accuses Assange of “wild assertions” and Ecuador of “sideshow” at OAS

The Obama administration on Monday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of making “wild assertions” about US persecution to deflect attention from sex allegations he faces questioning for in Sweden.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 01:57 UTC
Re-re-election of Cristina Fernandez fully integrated to the political agenda of Argentina

Several groups allied to Argentine president Cristina Fernandez are actively promoting a constitutional review that would allow re-election for a third consecutive four year mandate. The last Argentine constitutional review was in 1994 when the four-year mandate was introduced with the possibility of an only immediate re-election, thus modifying the six year mandate but with no re-election.
Monday, August 20th 2012 - 21:14 UTC
Insufficient harvests and soaring prices anticipate another world food crisis

With droughts parching farms in the United States and near the Black Sea, weak monsoon rains in India and persistent hunger in Africa's Sahel region, the world could be headed towards another food crisis, experts say.
Monday, August 20th 2012 - 04:31 UTC
Assange claims UK police tried to enter Ecuadorean embassy last Wednesday

Speaking on Sunday in front of the condor of the Ecuadorean coat of arms on the white balcony railing of the embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange thanked President Rafael Correa and Ecuador's diplomats, whom he praised for standing up against oppression, but also revealed the police tried to break in last Wednesday.
Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 05:28 UTC
US scientists develop a translucent polymer robot inspired in the squid

Scientists in the United States said they had devised a rubbery robot, inspired by the squid and octopus, which can crawl, camouflage itself and hide from infrared cameras. The Pentagon-backed gadget is the latest type of a so-called soft machine, meaning silicone-based robots that are made from squidgy, translucent polymers.