Stories for March 17th 2009

Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 02:44 UTC
Princess Anne to meet British ’82 veterans during Falklands visit

THE Princess Royal will take the opportunity to meet Falklands War veterans when she visits the islands this month. She will, however, begin her visit to the Falklands and South Georgia with the unveiling of a plaque to open the extension to the Royal Falkland Islands Police Station.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 23:30 UTC
“Peaceful and emotional” Falklands visit for Argentine marathon runners

PEACEFUL and emotional is how five Argentine runners, including three 1982 war veterans, describe their visit to the Falkland Islands and their participation in the Standard Chartered Bank Stanley Marathon on Sunday.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 14:00 UTC
Uruguay considering reduction of working hours to alleviate crisis

The Uruguayan government is considering reducing working time to lighten the impact of the global financial crisis, local media reported over the weekend.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:46 UTC
Businessman sentenced in Miami for suitcase cash scandal

A Venezuelan businessman was sentenced in Miami on Monday to four years in prison for acting as an unregistered agent of Venezuela in the United States. Franklin Duran had been convicted of conspiring to cover up the origin and destination of a suitcase stuffed with 800.000 US dollars in cash that was found in 2007 in a Buenos Aires airport.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:45 UTC
UK Overseas Territory could loose self-government because of corruption

Self-government in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a UK dependency, is set to be suspended after ministers were accused of incompetence and likely corruption, reports BBC.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:42 UTC
Bernanke on prime-time anticipated US economic recovery next year

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expects economic recovery in America next year, but has warned that the biggest risk to an upturn is whether there is sufficient political will to mend the financial system.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:15 UTC
US will pursue every single legal avenue” to stop AIG bonuses

United States President Barack Obama expressed anger at 165 million US dollars bonuses ledged to executives of bailed-out insurer AIG, calling the payments “an outrage”.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 10:10 UTC
Dengue confirmed in five countries and in Brazil’s posh seaside resort

The mosquito transmitted dengue disease which has caused havoc in the heartland of South America and at least five countries, has now been reported in the northeast of Brazil where authorities confirmed Monday the spread of the disease with a death toll of 25 people since the beginning of the year and 4.751 new cases reported in the last week.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 10:06 UTC
UN calls for higher priority for water on development agenda

Water must be given higher priority on the development agenda, a top United Nations official told a global gathering that opened today in Istanbul, stressing that the problems the world faces with regard to this precious resource are enormous.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 10:04 UTC
UN “State of the World’s forests” dire forecast

The global economic turmoil has resulted in reduced demand for wood, shrinking investments in industries and forest management, according to this year’s United Nations “State of the World’s Forests” report.