Stories for 2009

Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands are fantastic for training, says RIC commander

The new Falkland Islands Roulement Infantry Company (RIC) rotated in over the New Year Period. They are from 1st Battalion (Cheshire), The Mercian Regiment.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
RIC help Falklands' farmers and prepare for Afghanistan

THE visiting platoon of the 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire), --which this year rotates into the new Falkland Island Roulement Infantry Company (RIC) -- has wasted no time getting their boots dirty and have been mucking in on farms on East and West Falklands since their arrival over the New Year.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Legal process, ethics, transparency, mark Obama's first day

US President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year. A draft order circulated on Wednesday also called for halting military trials in the prison, where terror suspects had been held for years without trial.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Dengue emergency in Bolivia with 1.000 reported cases

Bolivian officials have declared a health emergency after three deaths attributed to dengue hemorrhagic fever, the often-lethal form of a mosquito-borne disease that more than 1,000 Bolivians are thought to have contracted since November.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Divided Bolivia expected to approve Morales constitution

Bolivians are expected to approve a new constitution on Sunday that the first indigenous president of the country Evo Morales hopes will transform the life of millions of his fellow citizens by giving them more power.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
It's official: China's growth in last quarter down to 6.8%

China's economic growth slowed to 9% last year, its lowest rate of growth for seven years (6.8% in the last quarter). The world's third-largest economy was hit hard by the global financial crisis that led to a fall in orders for Chinese exports.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Exxon finds evidence of oil in Brazil's pre-salt basin

Exxon Mobil Corp., Hess Corp. and Petrobras found evidence of oil at an offshore block in Brazil's Santos Basin in an area close to the largest oil discovery in three decades in the American continent.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Toyota breaks GM 77-year reign as top-selling car firm

United States carmaker General Motors sold fewer vehicles than Toyota last year, ending GM's 77-year reign as the world's top-selling car firm. GM said it sold 8,350,000 vehicles in 2008, while Toyota said sales totalled 8,972,000 vehicles.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's crude output down for seventh year running

Argentina's oil production fell for the seventh consecutive year in 2008, declining 1.8% to 230 million barrels, according to a report from an economic consulting firm cited Wednesday in the Buenos Aires press.
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras averaged 2.4 million bpd output during 2008

Brazilian government managed energy giant Petrobras produced an average of 2.4 million barrels per day of crude and natural gas at its operations inside and outside Brazil in 2008, an increase of 4.3%, or roughly 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, compared to 2007.