Stories for April 9th 2011
Oil prices surge to a 2.5 year high on concerns about supply and the dollar
Oil prices have surged to a two-and-a-half-year high on concerns about supply and a weaker dollar. Brent crude topped $126, while US crude was at $112.79.
US Congress reaches agreement on budget deal to fund government
United States congressional leaders have agreed on a budget deal to fund the US government for the rest of the fiscal year, just before a midnight deadline. It will reportedly cut 39 billion USD from the budget over last year's levels between now and 30 September.
Syrian government kills 23 peaceful protestors on Muslim day of prayer
Protests erupted across much of the Arab world on the Muslim day of prayer, with demonstrators killed in Syria and Yemen while Egyptians staged one of the biggest rallies since President Hosni Mubarak's fall.
Vazquez denies saying the Kirchners had behaviour patterns recalling fascism
Former Uruguayan president Tabaré Vázquez denied this week that he ever said that his Argentine counterparts Néstor and Cristina Kirchner are “fascists”, like Wikileaks cables stated.
Puerto Williams poised to become Chile’s Antarctica travel hub
Chile and the world’s southernmost town, Puerto Williams, is to open up to mass tourism under a new investment program approved by the government.
