MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 22nd 2009
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Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:34 UTC
World Health officials urge to prepare for likely second wave of A/H1N1 virus flu
World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan on Friday urged governments to prepare for a likely second wave of A/H1N1 flu cases. About 1,800 people have died since the flu virus was first uncovered in April, according to the latest update from the WHO issued this week.
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Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:27 UTC
Brazilian president arrives in Bolivia with strong tone-down message
Brazilian president Lula da Silva considers that differences inside the Union of South American Nations, Unasur are more “a matter of form than content” because “our main objectives are compatible and at the same time convergent” according to an interview in Bolivia’s leading newspaper La Razon.
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Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:23 UTC
Turkey layers in Chile infected with the human A/H1N1 virus flu
Two turkey farms in Chile have been put under quarantine restrictions after fears the birds have caught swine flu from humans. Vets in the country said the A/H1N1 flu virus had been discovered in the two poultry plants in Valparaiso.
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Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:18 UTC
Argentina “harshly condemns” Iranian ministerial nomination
Argentina's Foreign Affairs Ministry “harshly condemns” the nomination of Ahmad Vahidi to serve as Iran's Defence Minister as he is a suspected international terrorist sought by Interpol in connection with the 1994 attack on AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires.
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Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:15 UTC
Markets react to Bernanke’s speech, but also warnings of over expectations
World stock markets reacted positively after US central bank chief Ben Bernanke said the world's biggest economy was nearing the start of a recovery.
“The prospects for a return to growth in the near term appear good,” Mr Bernanke told a conference in Wyoming. -
Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:08 UTC
Lula da Silva suggested to Obama a meeting to discuss US forces in Colombia
Brazilian president Lula da Silva suggested to his peer Barack Obama that he should meet with South American leaders to address the announced presence of US forces in seven Colombian bases.
