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Stories for September 30th 2009
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 13:14 UTC
Senior US diplomat holds high-level talks with Cuban government
A senior US diplomat had high-level talks with the Cuban government in Havana, the State Department said Tuesday. Bisa Williams, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, met this week with Deputy Foreign Minister Dagoberto Rodriguez during a six-day trip to Cuba, Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley said.
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 08:03 UTC
European Commission rejects use of designation for territorial disputes
In a parliamentary response on the issue of Gibraltar waters last week, the European Commission said EU environmental designations should not be used to resolve territorial disputes, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 07:59 UTC
Britain’s second quarter performance not as bad as expected
The recession in Britain was not as deep as previously feared between April and June, official figures have confirmed. UK output shrank by 0.6% during the quarter - the second upward revision to official figures since July - the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 07:52 UTC
PM Brown launches “make-or-break” campaign for Labour
The coming general election will present Britain with its “biggest choice for a generation” between a Labour Party offering prosperity and hope and Conservatives who have “no hearts”, PM Gordon Brown said in his last conference speech before the poll expected in the spring.
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 07:24 UTC
Peru proposes “non aggression pact” to counter arms race in Latinamerica
Peru proposed before the United Nations General Assembly a “non aggression pact” to ensure a peace area in South America and to help counter what it describes the costly arms race. The issue has become highly sensitive in the region.
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 07:20 UTC
World Bank predicts ten million will fall into poverty in Latinamerica
The World Bank forecasts that about ten million people will join the ranks of the poor in Latin America this year as a result of the global economic slowdown, reversing social gains since 2002.
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 07:16 UTC
Major reshuffle in Spanish bank with strong interests in Latinamerica
Spain's second-largest bank BBVA announced on Tuesday it was replacing its widely-respected CEO but confirmed that its powerful chairman Francisco Gonzalez was staying in place.
