Stories for October 2nd 2009

Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - 06:21 UTC
Have you ever tried the “Devil Duck” hunting combo of Black River Outfitters in Uruguay?

May 1st through September 15th is duck season in Uruguay.
With the Portela Brothers, owners and managers of Black River Outfitters, duck hunters from all over the world have an excellent opportunity to game at one of the finest duck breeding destinations imaginable.
Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - 01:09 UTC
Brazil takes to the streets to celebrate Rio 2016 Olympics

Thousands poured to Rio do Janeiro streets and famous beaches at mid day Friday to celebrate the selection of the city to host the 2016 Olympic Games, beating out Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid.
Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - 00:42 UTC
Chile’s 2010 budget reinforces social assistance programs and education

While other nations are struggling to cut costs and sacrificing social programs to combat the worldwide economic crisis, Chile´s 2010 budget will grow by 4.3% next year and includes a 5.8% increase in social assistance programs, Finance Minister Andrés Velasco announced this week.
Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - 00:23 UTC
Desire will drill four exploratory wells in North Falkland basin next February

Oil company Desire Petroleum announced Friday the formal signing of a rig contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling Ltd. from the UK which means the company is ready to begin its exploratory drilling campaign in the North Falkland basin this summer.
Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 23:08 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Jets are a real drag; General Election signals a changing of the guard; Governor interviewed by Argentina’s largest newspaper (Page 3)
Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 17:17 UTC
Serious bribe claims against UK defence giant BAE Systems

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office has demanded that defence giant BAE Systems faces prosecution over bribery allegations. The SFO will ask the Attorney General Baroness Scotland to pursue corruption claims that BAE paid out millions of pounds to win contracts overseas.
Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 17:15 UTC
US top commander admits insurgency is winning in Afghanistan

Success in the struggle against the Taliban cannot be taken for granted and time is running out, the commander of the international forces in Afghanistan has warned. US General Stanley McChrystal said the situation in the country was “serious” - and in some respects deteriorating - with increasing violence and a growing insurgency.
Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 17:08 UTC
Farmers to meet next Monday with Argentina’s new Agriculture minister

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took the oath on Thursday to lawmaker Julian Dominguez at the helm of the newly created cabinet post of Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Livestock, one of the more conflicting areas of her administration.
Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 13:22 UTC
Image of Argentina’s patron Saint ready for final resting in Falklands

An image of Argentina’s patron saint, Our Lady of Lujan, which during the last five years was taken in peregrination all over the country, will be blessed this coming weekend at her sanctuary in Buenos Aires before been flown to be enshrined at the Darwin Argentine cemetery in the Falkland Islands, according to reports in the Argentine media.
Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 09:30 UTC
Support ebbs away for Argentina's President Kirchner and her husband

The following was published by London’s The Guardian and gives a good idea of how the foreign press consider events in Argentina.
By Rory Carroll and Olive Balch