Stories for October 2009

Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 11:55 UTC
Argentina’s annual inflation estimated by private consultants in 14%

Argentine inflation was 0.7% in September according to the official controversial Statistics office, Indec. The figure released Wednesday as has been happening for years was disputed by private consultants that estimate an average between 0´9% and 1.3%.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 07:56 UTC
Uruguayan presidential hopefuls are “vain”, “impulsive” and “egocentric”

A graphology profile of Uruguay’s presidential candidates for the coming October 25th election has surfaced such adjectives as “impulsive” and “egocentric”. The report was published in Montevideo’s main daily El Pais following on the “readings” of the signatures of three of the hopefuls.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 07:51 UTC
New warnings about an arms race in South America and Nicaragua

Several Latinamerica former political leaders and security experts expressed concern over the consequences of an arms race in South America and in Central America’s Nicaragua.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 07:47 UTC
China’s super rich linked to real estate and massive urbanization

The super rich from China seem to have put the credit crunch behind them as the average wealth of China’s richest 1,000 people grew 30% in the past 12 months, surpassing the boom of 2007, according to a report released this week in Shanghai.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 07:43 UTC
“Alternative Nobel” honors for climate-change awareness

Environmentalist David Suzuki has received a prestigious award known as the “alternative Nobel” for his work to raise awareness about climate change. Suzuki, 73, received the Right Livelihood Award, along with three other activists.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 04:30 UTC
Teamsters strike “strangling” Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile is beginning to suffer shortages of some basic goods, including fuel, as a direct consequence of a several-days’ teamsters’ strike which has virtually isolated the city by land.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 03:48 UTC
Former Brazilian guerrilla involved in kidnap of ambassador extended US visa

A former Brazilian guerrilla who in 1969 was involved in the abduction of US ambassador Charles Elbrick has been extended a visa to travel to United States by the consulate office in Sao Paulo.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 03:16 UTC
UK unemployment predicted to continue soaring over 3 million

United Kingdom unemployment is still on course to soar above three million despite better-than-expected jobless figures, experts have warned. Official data showed unemployment rising to 2.47 million in the three months to August, an increase of 88,000 on the quarter to May
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 03:13 UTC
China’s reserves reach 2.273 trillion USD, including 800 billion US bonds

China’s foreign-exchange reserves, the world’s biggest, climbed about 141 billion US dollars in the third quarter to a record 2.273 trillion USD, the People’s Bank of China said Wednesday on its Web site.
Thursday, October 15th 2009 - 03:09 UTC
Tag system implemented in Santiago’s airport toll way

The Chilean TAG service (an electronic toll road payment system) has been implemented in Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez airport in the Pudahuel borough, thus making it easier to enter and leave the international airport.