Stories for 2009

Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:49 UTC
Brazil, Germany help boost car sales; US continues to plunge

Car sales in Brazil and Germany soared in February helped by tax breaks and a cash bonus to scrap old vehicles. In Brazil Fiat SpA reported its third straight sales increase in February and in Germany sales rose by 22% compared with the same month last year, reaching their highest level for 10 years.
Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:47 UTC
Brazil’s trade in February leaner but returns to surplus

Brazil's trade surplus hit 1.7 billion US dollars in February, up from a 518 million dollar deficit in January and an 882 million dollars surplus in February 2008, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade reported this week.
Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:46 UTC
Fidel says he was consulted about the cabinet reshuffle

The former Cuban president Fidel Castro says he was consulted on the sweeping leadership changes undertaken by his brother Raul government and he says two of the ousted officials had been seduced by “the honey of power.”
Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:40 UTC
Argentine government and farmers reach first agreements

Argentina’s government agreed Tuesday to several demands for dairy, beef and wheat production following a four hours meeting with farm leaders with the unexpected two hours participation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the discussions.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Out of the region tourists dropped in Chile this summer

The 2009 summer season attracted 780.000 foreign tourists to Chile which represents an increase of 6% over the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures released by the country Tourism Service office.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
UK's top historian denied access to his MI5 file

The British government has been challenged to explain why Britain's most eminent historian has been barred from seeing a file kept on him by the domestic spy agency, MI5.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Chinese auto maker could acquire Ford's Volvo brand

China's Geely is expected to submit a bid to acquire Ford's Sweden's Volvo brand in a bold attempt to expand internationally. There are at least three other possible bidders, one of which is also a Chinese company, according to one of the people.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Scientists studying invasive insects in Sub Antarctica islands

French scientists have spent summer months in the extreme south of Chile collecting samples of insects with the purpose of trying to determine their geographic distribution process along Sub Antarctic insular territories which includes the Kerguelen in the Pacific, the South Atlantic Falklands and South Georgia and Patagonia.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Chilean salmon production forecasted to drop 40% this year

With Chile's farmed salmon production expected to drop between 40 and 50% this year, Chilean producers can only hope that the price of the fish – as it has in recent months – continues to rise.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
FAO tells fishing industry to prepare for climate change

The world fishing industry and government authorities must plan ahead to deal with the impact of climate change on fisheries worldwide, according to a new United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO report.