Stories for 2009

Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Euro-zone: record high jobless: record low inflation

Euro-zone unemployment rose more than economists expected in January and inflation slowed. The jobless rate in the Euro zone increased to 8.2%, the highest in more than two years, from 8.1% in December, the European Union statistics office in Luxembourg said Friday.
Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Unemployment (social unrest), main threat admits China

The biggest challenge facing China is not slowing growth but unemployment, which could trigger social unrest, a Chinese government minister has said. Commerce Minister Chen Deming told the BBC that when economic growth slowed “the chances of possible social unrest increase as well”.
Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Tenth anniversary of Mines Ban treaty entry into force

Ten years after the historic treaty banning antipersonnel mines became binding international law campaigners in some 60 countries around the globe are taking action this week to once again draw the world's attention to the horrific consequences of landmines and to call for renewed efforts toward a mine-free world.
Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Mexico's oil company Pemex reports massive loss in 2008

Mexico's government owned oil and gas company Pemex reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 115 billion pesos (8.3 billion US dollars) on Friday, 254% more than in the year-ago period on declining crude exports, low oil prices and currency losses.
Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Argentine farmers and grain traders warn government

Argentine farmers' organizations announced they would fight a reported plan to nationalize grain trading, warning that such a move would deepen a long-running conflict between the government and agricultural groups.
Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Scandinavian region faces worst recession in 17 years

The Scandinavian region economic downturn was highlighted this week when Denmark confirmed it was in the worst recession in three decades while output in Sweden and Finland shrank the most in at least 17 years.
Friday, February 27th 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Neighbours from hell' - Visiting MPs speak out about Argentina; Flying visit for Princess Royal; As Endurance prepares for a piggy-back home.
Friday, February 27th 2009 - 23:00 UTC
US troop pullout plan according Pte. Obama

Barack Obama, the US president, has announced that US combat forces will leave Iraq by August 2010.
Friday, February 27th 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Japan falls deeper into recession

Japan's economy is sinking deeper into recession, the country's finance minister has warned, as new figures show industrial production plunged a record 10 per cent in January.
Thursday, February 26th 2009 - 23:00 UTC
Survey of massive mountain range below Antarctic ice

A massive yet enigmatic mountain range as big as the Alps lying deep beneath Antarctica's ice has been surveyed in detail for the first time. The expedition, one of the most ambitious and challenging during International Polar Year, has captured the first clear picture of the mysterious Gamburtsev sub-glacial mountains.