Stories for September 2009

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:30 UTC
Cristina and Nestor become Argentina’s most rejected political couple

The image of Argentina president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her predecessor and husband Nestor Kirchner have plunged to an all time record low since they took office: 23% and 21% respectively, according to the latest public opinion poll published in the site of the Buenos Aires newspaper Critica.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:23 UTC
Amnesty International calls for an end to the US embargo against Cuba

President Barack Obama should take the first step towards dismantling the US embargo against Cuba by not renewing sanctions against the island under the Trading with the Enemy Act, said Amnesty International in an official Tuesday release.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:16 UTC
Unemployment in Punta Arenas remains the lowest in Chile: 4.6%

Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile remains as the region with the lowest unemployment in the country, 4.4% according to the latest release from the regional branch of the Statistics Office.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:12 UTC
Gibraltar signs information exchange agreements to boost tax transparency

Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the UK which is set to boost levels of transparency on tax-related issues, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:03 UTC
The “morbid obsession” of Cuban censors to protect their perks

An article published Sunday in the official Cuban daily Juventud Rebelde criticizes the “morbid obsession” and “paranoia” of some officials for censuring information and rejecting criticism by other officials in an attempt to maintain the image of the Castro ruled island or their own positions.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:00 UTC
Torturers of Pinochet era still on Chilean government payroll

Chilean Defence Minister Fransisco Vidal confirmed Monday that the Military still employs people accused or convicted of human rights abuses under Chile’s military dictatorship (1973-1990). The state employees receive monthly salaries of up to 2,200 US dollars.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 07:49 UTC
China confirms stimulus and credit policies to prop economy

Chinese top leaders reaffirmed on Tuesday the country’s stimulus program and easy credit policy following one of the worst monthly performances of the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets fearing recovery efforts could be loosing steam.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 07:41 UTC
Euro zone record in July: 15.1 million jobless

Unemployment in the 16-member Euro zone hit a 10-year high in July, data released Tuesday showed. EU statistics office Eurostat said that another 167,000 people were unemployed in the Euro zone during July, pushing the jobless rate up to 9.5% from 9.4% in June which takes the total to 15.1 million people.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 07:35 UTC
IATA: air transport sector a “disaster”; airlines set to loose 9 billion USD

”The global situation of the air transport sector is a disaster” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO in a speech to JURCA, the association of airlines operating in Argentina.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 07:23 UTC
Terrorist suspect to be confirmed as Iranian Defence minister

Iranian MPs have strongly backed the defence minister-designate, in defiance of Argentine demands for his arrest over a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires. Ahmad Vahidi faced no opposition from MPs on the third day of a debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's choices for his new cabinet.