Stories for June 2009

Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:22 UTC
Honduran’s Zelaya president vows to return

The Honduran president ousted by a military coup and forced into exile has said he will return home on Thursday. Speaking in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, late on Monday, Manuel Zelaya said: “I go to Tegucigalpa on Thursday. I'm the elected president, I will fulfil my four-year term.”
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:13 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner downplays defeat and asks for support from Congress

Argentine president Cristina Kirchner downplayed the defeat suffered by government candidates in Sunday’s mid term elections and insisted the ruling coalition had won with 31.03% of the overall national vote, denied any cabinet changes and criticized political analysts for their interpretation of election results.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:10 UTC
Improvements in Falklands’ public jetty in advance of cruise season

In anticipation of the next cruise season the Falkland Islands Tourist Board is overseeing several infrastructure projects at the Stanley public jetty which should improve conditions making “visitor safety and comfort first”.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:03 UTC
Uruguay reports first death of A/H1N1 virus influenza

Uruguay confirmed the first death of the A/H1N1 virus influenza and two more hospitalized cases, which have been described as in “critical situation”. The victim is a 60 year old woman who died in a government managed hospital on Monday
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:01 UTC
Top advisor and a banker leaving Lula da Silva administration

Two officials from the Lula da Silva administration which have played crucial roles are expected to leave the government in the coming months. One of them is presidential advisor Roberto Mangabeira Unger who is returning to Harvard University, the other banker Henrique Meirelles who is planning to run for governor of the state of Goias.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 14:56 UTC
Kirchner quits the presidency of the Peronist party

Argentine former President Néstor Kirchner announced Monday he had resigned the presidency of the Justicialista (Peronist) Party, in a message that was recorded in the Olivos presidential residency by the official news agency Telam and was aired by the local media.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 06:47 UTC
Baroness Thatcher with her left arm in a sling, released from hospital

Baroness Thatcher has returned home from hospital more than two weeks after breaking her arm in a fall. The former Prime Minister, dressed in a pink cardigan, pink top and cream-coloured skirt, with her left arm apparently in a sling, waved at reporters and smiled on the doorstep of her central London home.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 06:44 UTC
Royal family costs British taxpayer 69p per person

Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family cost the British taxpayer 69p per person last year - an increase of 3p, Buckingham Palace accounts have revealed. The total cost of keeping the monarchy increased by £1.5 million to £41.5 million during the 2008-09 financial year.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 06:40 UTC
Brazil-China bilateral trade in Real and Yuan instead of US dollar

The Brazilian Central Bank announced it had reached an initial understanding with China for the gradual elimination of the US dollar in bilateral trade operations which in 2009 are estimated to reach 40 billion US dollars.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 06:37 UTC
Mercosur will address inter-group trade restrictions in Paraguay

Mercosur Foreign Affairs and Economy ministers will be meeting Tuesday in Asuncion, Paraguay in the framework of the Common Market Group to discuss trade barriers and try to unwind several issues.