Stories for August 2009

Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:40 UTC
China expected to recover strongly in second half of 2009

China's economy would continue to recover from the world financial crisis in the latter half and expand at the rate of 8.5% for the whole year, said a report from the Bank of Communications on Sunday.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:34 UTC
South America’s nutria, one of the worst invasive species in US wetlands

Billions of dollars are spent every year in the United States in an attempt to control invasive species. Plants and animals brought legally and illegally into the US have created extensive damage to the ecosystem and the economy.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:21 UTC
“The camp is no longer a tame cow to be milked” warn Argentine farmers

Argentine farmers said on Saturday that the camp is “no longer a tame cow to be milked” by a “predatory government” and blasted “inefficiency and wrong policies”.
Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:42 UTC
Falkland Islands: Antarctic air flow brings record snow fall

ALTHOUGH the Falklands can expect cold weather at this time of year, heavy snow which fell over the past week was a record for recent years.
Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:28 UTC
British Airways reports £148m loss but cuts debt

British Airways (BA) reported a larger-than-feared loss this morning, but provided some joy for investors after revealing that traffic was starting to stabilise and debts were falling.
Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:21 UTC
Spain, Brazil Seek Info on Possible U.S. Bases in Colombia

The foreign ministers of Spain and Brazil on Thursday demanded information about Colombia’s plans to establish U.S. bases on its territory, a move that some feel raises the risk of a “militarization” of the region.
Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:17 UTC
Venezuela Mulls Jail Time for “Media Offenses”

The leftist Venezuelan government expressed on Friday its support for the draft legislation that contemplates jail sentences for “media offenses,” an idea denounced by journalists’ associations and media executives.
Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:07 UTC
Britons to stay in Brazil prison

The British law graduates accused of holiday insurance fraud are being held in a Brazilian prison with murderers and drug-traffickers after a judge refused to grant them bail.