Stories for 2009

Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Portugal hosts Latam ministerial meeting before G-20

Portugal will host in March a meeting of Finance ministers and Central Bank presidents from Latinamerica and Spain to coordinate a joint position regarding the current global recession, said the Portuguese Finance ministry on Thursday.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Biggs duo on top of the world; For sale housing plots £100,000 an acre; Ocean Nova safely afloat again.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Volcano in south Chile erupts again: 150 people evacuated

Chile has evacuated more than 150 people who had returned to the southern town of Chaiten after it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption last year.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
FBI tracks Sir Allen Stanford and finds him in Virginia

Virginia have served Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford with civil legal papers from the US financial watchdog, the SEC.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Israel: Netanyahu has 6 weeks for new coalition government

Shimon Peres, Israel's president, has chosen Benyamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, to form a new coalition government within six weeks.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
G-20 summit: Top UK Treasury delegation visits Argentina

A delegation from the British treasury visited this week Argentina to exchange ideas about the coming G-20 summit to be held in London next April when world leaders will attempt to address the global recession and drying up of credit.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
US Justice blocks consolidation of meat industry

Brazil's JBS, the world's largest beef producer and owner of JBS-Swift, said on Friday it had abandoned its attempt to takeover of US meat company National Beef Packing Company LLC.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Five EU members in breach of 3% GDP deficit rule

The European Commission has taken disciplinary steps to tackle swelling budget deficits in six EU countries.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
UK's Brown calls for a “grand bargain” at next G-20 summit

World leaders must strike a “grand bargain” to deal with the economic downturn, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday. He called for more cooperation on banking reform and fiscal stimulus packages as he outlined his hopes for the G20 summit of world leaders in London in April.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Obama unveils plan to rescue responsible homeowners

President Barack Obama has revealed a long-awaited plan to tackle the US housing crisis, aiming to help up to nine million families. The plan will provide refinancing to four to five million “responsible homeowners” on the verge of defaulting.