Stories for 2009

Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 13:00 UTC
Argentina: health emergency and school vacations extended to fight the flu

Authorities in Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires province declared health emergencies on Tuesday and extended school vacations as the country’s death toll of A/H1N1 virus influenza surged to 35.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:56 UTC
“Kirchnerism is finished” but “not the Peronist party”

“Kirchnerism is finished” said the governor from the Patagonian province of Chubut and presidential hopeful, Mario Das Neves following a meeting on Tuesday with Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli to discuss the next steps of the Peronist Party.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:54 UTC
Brazil boosts capital goods sector cutting taxes and lowering rates

Brazil will cut sales taxes on 70 capital goods and lower the long-term interest rate charged by the state development bank, BNDES in a bid to speed up the economy’s recovery, announced Finance Minister Guido Mantega.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:50 UTC
US Democrats consolidate control of the Senate with 61 seats

The state of Minnesota's Supreme Court declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the disputed 2008 US Senate race thus giving the Democrats their 60th vote.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:44 UTC
MPs call for an end to all UK military aid to Colombia

British Members of Parliament from all parties are calling for an end to all UK military aid to Colombia, citing murders and human rights abuses by the country's security forces. The MPs have launched a TUC-backed group called Friends of Colombia.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:41 UTC
China is crucial for world recovery says World Bank

The World Bank believes the end of the global crisis will come following the recovery of the emerging economies, particularly China. The statement follows the presentation of the latest report, Global Financial Development 2009; a path for global recovery” by economists Mansoor Dailami and Hans Timmer.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:37 UTC
FDI to developing countries forecasted to rebound 14% in 2010

Foreign direct investments (FDI) into developing countries are expected to rebound after record falls this year. According to the World Bank, these investments will rise by 14% in 2010 to 440 billion US dollars.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:33 UTC
Peruvian government saved from Congressional censure motion

The Peruvian Congress was unable to muster the necessary votes to censure Prime Minister Yehude Simon and Minister of Interior Mercedes Cabanillas over the recent violent clashes in the Amazonia region which left scores of dead both among policemen and the protesting indigenous communities.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:29 UTC
UK first quarter contraction rate was fastest in 50 years

The recession-blighted United Kingdom economy shrank at its fastest rate for more than 50 years in the first three months of 2009, official figures have shown. And revisions to figures revealed the current recession began earlier than first thought, with a 0.1% decline seen between April and June last year compared with previous estimates of zero growth.
Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:24 UTC
Honduras president offers deal to end constitutional crisis

Honduras president Manuel Zelaya offered a deal Tuesday to the military leaders who ousted him - he'll quit in January if allowed to return and serve out his term in office.