MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 23rd 2008
-
Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
The dark side of Brazil's “brotherly” policy in the region
Brazil has sent a strong message to those (restless) neighbours that could “threaten the country”, according to reports in the Sao Paulo press.
-
Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Self determination enshrined over territorial integrity
The United Nations Fourth Committee has rejected by a vote of 61 - 40 the attempt, made through a draft resolution at the last decolonization Committee of 24 seminar, to include a specific exclusion of territories affected by a sovereignty dispute, such as the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar, from the omnibus resolution that reaffirms inalienable right of self-determination of 11 territories.
-
Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Greenspan “mea culpa” and financial crisis before Congress
Former United States Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan confessed on Thursday that he had made “mistakes” in championing the light-touch US financial regulatory system, which led to what he admitted had become a “once-in-a-century credit tsunami”.
-
Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian football super star Pelé joins the cruise industry
On June 28, 2009, the flagship of the Costa fleet will sail the first cruise dedicated to “O' Rey”, the King of world football Pelé. He will be joined by some of Europe's best footballers of the 20th century, presidents of football federations, confederations and clubs, plus great Brazilian performers like Toquinho and Alexandre Pires.
-
Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
A 50 billion USD package to support Brazilian currency
Brazil's central bank said Wednesday it would pump the equivalent of 50 billion US dollars into currency markets to stem a two-month tumble in the Real that is threatening companies and stoked inflation.
