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Stories for 2009

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 10:40 UTC

    Anglo-Argentine rock band “The Draytones” to play in the Falklands

    The cover of one their records

    “The Draytones”, an Anglo-Argentine rock group currently touring Argentina is scheduled to play in the Falkland Islands later this month. The group which was started in 2006 is made up of Gabriel Boccazzi, 33, and three Brits, Luke Richardson, Chris Le Good and Andy Pickering.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:38 UTC

    Mega German project to power Europe with the Sahara sun

    The project could be providing 15% of Europe’s power demand by 2050

    Plans to provide 15% of Europe’s power from solar power generators in the Sahara by 2050 have moved a step forward with the formation of a consortium of companies. The German-led Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) has signed up 12 companies including E.ON, RWE, ABB, Siemens and Deutsche Bank, as well as solar specialists ABENGOA Solar, SCHOTT Solar and MAN Solar Millennium.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:32 UTC

    How scientists cracked puzzle of the Falklands wolf

    Darwin in 1824 when visiting the Islands said he was surprised by the unusual tame nature of the reddish fur wolf

    The origin of the mysterious Falkland Islands wolf, which was persecuted to extinction in the late 19th century, may finally have been solved, 175 years after Charles Darwin puzzled over the nature of this curious fox-like creature, according to a piece written by The Independent Science editor Steve Connor on the Monday edition.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:24 UTC

    Royal Bank of Scotland to cut 3.700 jobs in UK branches

    The consequences of the melting of the banking system

    Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut 3,700 jobs across its UK branch network in a bid to modernise the way the bank operates, the company has said. The redundancies follow a strategic review of the bank and will take effect from May next year.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:21 UTC

    Ford back on track makes one billion USD profit in third quarter

    Booming sales in China and increased share of US market, plus draconian cost slashing helped the turn around

    Ford, one of the big three of the US auto industry has announced profits of almost one billion US dollars between July and September thanks to increased market share and a successful cost-cutting program.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:14 UTC

    Aggressive Chilean tourism campaign to attract more Brazilians

    Brazil is the largest economy of Latinamerica and has one of the strongest currencies in the region

    Chilean authorities have just launched a new 4 million US dollars advertising campaign to attract more Brazilians to visit Chile. Funded by Tourism Chile and the National Economic Development Agency (CORFO), the promotion aims to increase the number of Brazilian tourists visiting Chile by 30%.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:03 UTC

    OAS plans to reincorporate Honduras and lift sanctions next week

    Former Chilean president Raul Lagos was named to the agreement verification committee

    The Organization of American States, OAS, is planning an extraordinary general assembly for next week to approve the reincorporation of Honduras in anticipation of the country’s presidential election November 29th, according to Chilean minister of Foreign Affairs, Mariano Fernández.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:00 UTC

    Twin Towers steel debris sail up the Hudson as “USS New York”

    The assault vessel paid tribute with a 21-gun salute to those killed on September 11/2001

    A United States Navy assault vessel built partly with 7.5 tons of steel debris from the World Trade Centre sailed up New York's Hudson River on Monday in its first tribute to the more than 2,700 people killed in the September 2001 terrorist attacks.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 07:39 UTC

    US puts pressure on Brazil to purchase Boeing’s F 18 Super Hornets

    President Barak Obama has a “special interest” in the six billion USD contract

    United States president Barak Obama has a special interest in the sale of 36 fighter aircraft Brazil has announced it plans to purchase and would consider a “disappointment” if the contract goes to any of its competitors (France or Sweden), said Ellen Tauscher Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.

  • Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 07:37 UTC

    Chilean Navy state of the art OPV “Piloto Pardo” visits Punta Arenas

    The vessel was built in Chile with German blueprints

    One of Chile’s Navy latest incorporations Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV 81) “Piloto Pardo” is currently in Punta Arenas from where it will be operating during summer months in fisheries patrol protection, search and rescue operations and other Chilean sovereignty activities along the country’s long coastline, EEZ plus Antarctic logistics tasks.