Stories for September 2009

Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:12 UTC
Brazilian minister calls for the de-criminalization of marihuana

Brazil’s Environment Minister Carlos Minc called on the country’s Supreme Court to imitate Argentina and de-criminalize possession of drugs by adults for personal consumption.
Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:02 UTC
Beijing reacts to higher tyre’ tariffs with probes into US poultry and cars

Beijing announced it would launch anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into some United States imported vehicles and chicken products from the United States, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday, escalating a trade disputes which was triggered when the US decided to raise tariffs on Chinese-made tires.
Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:01 UTC
Father of the Green Revolution and Nobel Peace Prize dies in Texas

Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, died in Texas aged 95. Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of high-yield crops.
Monday, September 14th 2009 - 08:57 UTC
Australia signs 60 billion USD deal to supply gas to Japan and South Korea

US oil firm Chevron has signed 60 billion US dollars worth of deals to supply natural gas to Japan and South Korea from its Gorgon project in Australia. Chevron Australia said it would supply Osaka Gas with 1.375 million tonnes of natural gas a year over 25 years.
Monday, September 14th 2009 - 08:49 UTC
Spain resumes Gibraltar-Algeciras maritime link 40 years later

Maritime links between Gibraltar and Algeciras, Spain will be resumed next month after an interruption of 40 years, a spokesman for the Spanish shipping firm Transcoma confirmed to the Gibraltar Chronicle over the weekend.
Sunday, September 13th 2009 - 17:57 UTC
US denies Honduras' Micheletti visa

The US has revoked the visa of Honduras' interim president to pressure the Central American country to reinstate Manuel Zelaya, the country's ousted leader, the interim government says.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 12:05 UTC
Repsol makes huge natural gas discovery offshore Venezuela

Spain’s biggest oil company Repsol-YPF announced on Friday the discovery of a Venezuelan gas field containing as much as 8 trillion cubic feet of fuel, equivalent to 1.2 to 1.4 billion barrels, one of the world’s largest finds.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 12:02 UTC
Unasur meeting in Quito to promote confidence-building measures

Ecuador expects all Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers from Unasur countries to be present next Tuesday at the meeting in Quito which is basically targeted to create and stimulate confidence-building measures in the region.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:57 UTC
France cautions Venezuela on “nuclear links” with Iran

France cautioned Venezuela that any nuclear technology transfer from Iran would represent a “violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions”.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:55 UTC
Russian mid range missiles (300 km) for Venezuela, and “they don’t fail”

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has announced that the country will soon take delivery of Russian missiles with a range of 300km. Returning from a 10-day tour of Africa, Asia and Europe, including Russia, Mr Chavez is also planning to buy Russian T-72 and T-90.