Stories for October 13th 2009

Wednesday, October 14th 2009 - 00:41 UTC
Falkland Islands de-mining contract signed

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has announced that Battle Area Clearance and Training Equipment Consultants (BACTEC) International Limited has been chosen to carry out the Falkland Islands de-mining project.
Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 23:46 UTC
Bachelet celebrates Chile’s qualification for World Cup in South Africa

President Michelle Bachelet this weekend celebrated Chile’s 4 – 2 victory on Saturday over Colombia, a victory that assured Chile a berth at the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa in 2010.
Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 11:10 UTC
Abu Dhabi one of many buyers of Santander Brazil IPO

Publicly listed Abu Dhabi fund Aabar Investments PJSC which is the biggest shareholder in Daimler AG, invested 328 million US dollars in Banco Santander (Brasil) SA by buying shares in its initial public offering.
Tuesday, October 13th 2009 - 07:09 UTC
Eleven candidates expected for Falklands General Election

Eleven candidates are predicted will compete for the eight available seats at the Falkland Islands General Election on November 5.

Falkland Islands de-mining contract signed