Stories for 2009

Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
UN praises landmines milestone treaty, but “much work remains”

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the tireless efforts undertaken over the past decade to rid the world of anti-personnel landmines, while stressing that much work remains to eliminate this global scourge.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Central banker upbeat on Brazil's capacity to cope slowdown

Brazil's economy is in a strong position to weather the financial crisis and will grow above the global average this year, Brazil's Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles said on Sunday in Portugal.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
“Public opinion” court will not accept UK banker's pension

Sir Fred Goodwin will not get his ?650,000-plus pension even if he is legally entitled to it, Commons Leader Harriet Harman vowed in the strongest Government attack yet on the former banking chief.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner will call at G20 for a new world financial order

Argentine President Cristina Fernandezde Kirchner said on Sunday before Congress that the global financial crisis should provide momentum to change how the international financial system works, eliminate fiscal havens and reformulate multilateral credit organizations.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Argentine peso slides under “managed devaluation”

The Argentine peso continued to slide against the US dollar on Monday having lost four cents closing at 3.62. This has been the non official Central Bank policy of “managed devaluation” to help boost the country's exports and keep pace with the currency depreciation of Argentina's main trading partner, Brazil's Real.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Latam expansion forecast 0.7%, but recovery late 2010

Latinamerican economies are forecasted to expand 0.7% this year, well below the 4.2% of 2008, but a surprising performance, if proved right, when all major economies face negative estimates.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
UN calls on G-24 for pragmatic approach to self determination

With 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories still remaining, the United Nations must step up its decolonization efforts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, calling for greater cooperation between these areas and administering countries.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Higher prices spur value of Argentine fisheries exports

The volume of Argentine fish and shellfish exports last year rose 3.2%, but in value posted a significant 17.6% increase over 2007, according to official statistics from the Fisheries Under Secretariat.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Cuban cabinet surprise reshuffle leaves out top figures

In a surprise move Cuban radio and television announced Monday a cabinet restructuring which included the removal of some of its most visible and political top officials, including Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe P?rez Roque.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Falklands and Prince celebrate success of albatross campaign

At a formal reception at Clarence House in London on Monday February 23rd HRH the Prince of Wales, who has long been concerned about the dramatic decline of the albatross, heard that 18 of the world's 22 species threatened with extinction have a brighter future thanks to the efforts of the Albatross Task Force (ATF).