Stories for June 8th 2009

Monday, June 8th 2009 - 20:23 UTC
Four New Directors Appointed at the Falkland Islands Tourist Board

A new Board of Directors was appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, held on Thursday 4th June. Five of the existing directors will remain on the board, with four new directors joining them.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 14:04 UTC
World airlines 'face $9bn loss'

The global airline industry has nearly doubled its expected losses for the year to $9bn amid what it calls an unprecedented crisis.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:51 UTC
Hamburg-Sud largest container vessel tested Montevideo port’s efficiency

Hamburg Sud “Rio de la Plata”, the first of a newbuilding series of six identical vessels with a slot capacity of 5.900 containers (and 1.365 reefer container plugs) called last month in Montevideo.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:43 UTC
Lawmakers’ abuses not limited to UK shows Chilean television program

Last week Chileans watched in disbelief a news report that showed their national deputies hard at work in Congress: fiddling around on their cell phones, spending time on Web sites like Facebook, or keeping up with the horse races.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:33 UTC
Air France accelerating replacement of Airbus speed monitors

Air France has said it is accelerating replacement of speed monitors on Airbus planes following the disappearance of a jet over the Atlantic six days ago.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:28 UTC
Peruvian Amazon indigenous call for dialogue; Army patrols area

Peruvian Amazon indigenous groups that fought government security forces with spears, rocks and home made guns during two days with a toll of over sixty killed and dozens missing said they are prepared to dialogue about the controversial laws which opened the region to logging, oil and minerals exploration and triggered the rebellion.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:25 UTC
EU Parliament election: Centre right advances at expense of the left

Centre-right parties have done well in elections to the European Parliament at the expense of the left. Far-right and anti-immigrant parties also made gains, as turnout figures plunged to between 43 and 44%, according to the latest reports from BBC.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:09 UTC
UK electorate furious: trounces Labour and main parties system

Britain’s ruling Labour party has suffered its worst post-war election result as it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw the BNP gain its first seats at Brussels. Labour's share of the vote at the European elections was just 15.3% - worse than party bosses had feared.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:04 UTC
British far right party gains first seat (former Labour) in EU parliament

British Primer Minister Gordon Brown's hopes of political survival have been dealt another blow as the far right British National Party achieved a major electoral breakthrough gaining their first seat in the European Parliament.
Monday, June 8th 2009 - 12:59 UTC
Spain committed to resumption of EU/Mercosur free trade talks

Spain’s Secretary of State for Ibero-America Juan Pablo de Laigleisa begins Monday in Buenos Aires a visit to three Mercosur country members in preparation for when Madrid takes over the presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2010.