Stories for 2009

Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 03:21 UTC
Falklands on route map for 2010 Games in India Queen’s Baton relay

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is to launch a baton relay – one of the longest in history – in the presence of Indian President Pratibha Patil to lift the curtain on the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, organizers announced this week.
Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 03:13 UTC
Brazil claims Amazon deforestation is down, but satellites say otherwise

Brazil's Environment minister claims increased policing have brought a sharp drop in Amazon deforestation over the past year, despite July's jump in logging. Predicting 2009 will witness a significant decline in clearing, Carlos Minc said there had been a 46% fall in the jungle's destruction since July 2008, with just 4375sq km cleared.
Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 03:10 UTC
Dead sea lions toll in north Chile rises to 1.067, mostly pups

The official Chilean government count of dead sea lions that washed up on the shores of Chile's northern coast in the past two weeks has risen to 1,067, reported the National Fishing Service (SERNAPESCA).
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 13:48 UTC
Colombian lawmakers pass Uribe re-election bill

Colombian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at allowing President Alvaro Uribe to seek a third consecutive term if the conservative U.S. ally chooses to run for re-election next May.
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.