Argentina suspended a trade complaint against the European Union over Spanish biofuel curbs after Spain dropped its plan. The Spanish government issued a law in April last year requiring that only EU fuel could meet quotas for biofuels used in transport. That prompted a World Trade Organization challenge by Argentina, the world’s largest exporter of soybean biodiesel, which said the plan was discriminatory and a violation of WTO rules. Spain said on Oct. 16 that Read more [...]

The government has decided to revoke non-automatic licensing requirements which had been placed on certain products before they could be imported into Argentina for consumption, according to a resolution published today on the Official Gazzette. Resolution Nº11/2013 annuled 17 resolutions that had been signed between September 1999 and February 2011 and that had established restrictions on the import of certain products. Import restrictions and an import substitution scheme have constituted a Read more [...]

South and Central America set for growth 25. January 2013 | Markets Trends, Global PV markets | By:  Jonathan Gifford Countries like Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil are set to see growth in renewables, however thermal energy sources are still going to make up supply shortfalls. A new report from GBI Research has shown how the share of renewable energy in South and Central America is set for growth, while thermal power sources also continue to do so. In its report, the New York Read more [...]

Those who remain faithful produce 25% more offspringBirth rate difference could be down to the time it takes for new couples to get to know one anotherHaving a steady partner also reduces stress on mother By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 10:50 GMT, 25 January 2013 | UPDATED: 11:38 GMT, 25 January 2013 Couples who stay true to each other are more fertile than those who stray, new research has found. Scientists have discovered that those who remain faithful produce 25 per cent more offspring.Monogamy Read more [...]

It was March of 2010. My brother, Julian Azulay, and I were working at an architecture exhibition in Los Angeles. We worked 14-16 hours per day for two weeks straight on that project, barely surfing a lick. One afternoon, however, we managed a session at Manhattan Pier. Looking back, that's when the trip really started. Julian, 25, initially planned on flying to Hawaii to catch the late- season surf, which was still pumping due to it being an El Niño year. Suddenly, he decided to come to work Read more [...]

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguayan President Jose Mujica faced renewed pressure on approval ratings after senior aides revised estimates for earnings from inward tourism weeks after revised forecasts of declining national growth. Tourist inflows from Latin American and Caribbean countries and international arrivals overall dipped in the first few weeks of the country's summer season, usually a boom period for international arrivals. Tourism data indicated a 14 percent drop in the period, with no guarantee Read more [...]

Sanzar CEO Greg Peters says they are mulling over expanding Super Rugby to Canada, America, Argentina and Asia from 2016.Canada and the United States have been included in this year's Pacific Nations Cup while Argentina joined the Sanzar nations in the expanded Rugby Championship from last year.Super Rugby’s five-year broadcast deal expires in 2016 and Peters said Sanzar are considering overhauling the competition from a southern hemisphere tournament to a global spectacle.        "We Read more [...]

U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Thursday as some weather models predicted rains in Argentina's crop belt, but the market pared losses late in the session on rumours that China was booking fresh soy purchases. Corn rallied to close higher as cash markets firmed and consumption from the U.S. ethanol sector improved slightly. But wheat slid for a third consecutive session amid a lack of news. At the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the March soybean contract settled down 1-3/4 cents at Read more [...]

If Coloccini agrees to stay until the end of the season, Newcastle may be more willing to sell him in the summer, while the financial penalty for fighting their decision would be severe and sour his excellent relationship with the club’s supporters. Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias also made it clear to San Lorenzo, the club looking to manipulate the player’s desire to return to Argentina to sign him on a free transfer, that they would take legal action if Coloccini Read more [...]

The South American nation with some of the region’s least spoiled wilderness joins Colombia and nations in Central America in recognizing the corridor and agreeing to work towards the long-term conservation of jaguars, according to Esteban Payan, regional director for Panthera’s northern South America jaguar program.A network of cameras equipped with motion sensors and fixed to tree trunks has revealed tantalizing glimpses of sleek, solitary jaguars slinking through Guyana’s dense rain forests Read more [...]