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Stories for November 2008

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Castro's first overseas visit to Brazil, says Lula da Silva

    Cuban's Pte. Castro will vist Brazil next December

    Brazilian President Lula da Silva said that the first overseas visit of his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro since taking office will be to Brazil. The announcement was made during his brief visit to Havana where Brazil's Petrobras signed an agreement to explore and exploit oil and gas offshore Cuba.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Chavez velvet warning to Nobel Peace Lech Walesa

    Former Polish president Lech Walesa

    Venezuelan opponents on Sunday accused President Hugo Chavez of trying to silence his critics after associates of former Polish president Lech Walesa said the Nobel Peace Prize laureate would not attend a pro-democracy forum in Venezuela.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    UN convoy of food and medicine for displaced Congolese

    United Nations is to send a convoy of food and medical supplies to help the 250,000 people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It will be the first aid in a week for those stranded in areas controlled by renegade Gen Laurent Nkunda's forces.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    US's election, only comparable to recent results in Latam

    Brazilian leader Lula da Silva said that if Barack Obama if finally elected as the next president of the United States, it would be “something extraordinary”, comparable to his won victory or that of Bolivia's Evo Morales, the first indigenous president, plus a “spark of joy” for the expectant world.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Obama, McCain battle across campaign's closing day

     Republican  Senator John McCain  and Democratic  Senator Barak Obama

    Aiming for a last-minute upset, Republican John McCain embarked on a grueling odyssey through seven swing states Monday while Democrat Barack Obama was headed toward three longtime GOP bastions that have become Democratic-leaning battlegrounds in the historic presidential contest.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Argentine top model accused of evading 2 million USD in taxes

    Argentine international top model Valeria Mazza and husband Alejandro Gravier are under investigation by Argentina's Revenue Service, AFIP, for alleged tax evasion to the tune of two million US dollars, according to the Buenos Aires press.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Global crisis creates Latam's biggest private bank

    Itau and Unibanco are two of Brazil's biggest banks

    Brazilian bank shares soared on Monday after Banco Itau announced the purchase of Unibanco Holdings, a transaction that will create Latin America's biggest private banking firm. The stock transaction is valued in 12.5 billion USD.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Prince Charles: rich countries should pay annual “utility bill”

    HRH preaching one of his dearest environmental causes

    Britain's Prince Charles has called for rich countries to pay an annual “utility bill” for the benefits given to the world by its rainforests. Speaking in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, the prince called rainforests the “world's greatest public utility”. They act as an air conditioner, store fresh water and provide work, he said.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    EU in recession: 0.1% growth in 09 and 0.9% in 2010

    European Union finance ministers on Monday opened in Brussels two days of talks aimed at coordinating proposals for a new global financial order while prospects for the EU real economy continued to deteriorate.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    IMF says China remains “robust” but '09 is “difficult year”

    IMF?s Burton : “I hope we'll see some recovery in 2010”

    China's economy will slow but should remain relatively strong and help to support the rest of Asia, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, predicting a very difficult year for the global economy in 2009.