Stories for 2009

Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 11:50 UTC
Mercosur warns it rejects any attempt to call new elections in Honduras

As was anticipated Mercosur released a strong condemnation of the Honduran de facto government and demanded the immediate reinstatement of constitutional president Manuel Zelaya.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 10:42 UTC
Argentina/Brazil postpone local currencies swap to promote bilateral trade

Argentina and Brazil postponed the signing of a 1.8 billion US dollars swap agreement that was supposed to promote bilateral trade amid the global financial crisis. Reasons for the delay were not revealed but the event was rescheduled for August 3.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 10:40 UTC
Mercosur leaders suggest lifting patent rights to produce anti A/flu vaccines

Speaking in the framework of Mercosur summit in Paraguay, the leaders of Argentina and Brazil suggested Friday that developing countries be allowed to lift patent rights so they can produce more vaccines to battle the A/H1N1 virus flu pandemic.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 10:39 UTC
Ousted president Zelaya completes symbolic crossing into Honduras

The ousted president of Honduras briefly crossed on Friday the country's border with Nicaragua, in a symbolic move that United States described as “reckless”.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 09:27 UTC
Third of Europeans “very concerned” with potential loss of jobs

A third of European workers are “very concerned” that they could lose their jobs as result of the financial crisis, an EU survey suggests. EU said six in 10 Europeans felt the worst of the economic crisis was to come, and only 28% said it had passed.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 09:25 UTC
Royal Navy commissions first Type-45 air defence destroyer

The Royal Navy’s newest and most advanced warship HMS Daring was formally commissioned into the fleet in front of the ship's sponsor. The Countess of Wessex, who launched the Type 45 destroyer in Scotland in 2006, was principal guest at the colourful 'Christening' ceremony at Victory Jetty, Portsmouth Naval Base, Thursday 23 July 09.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 07:23 UTC
Ford reports quarterly profit in “extremely challenging world”

Ford, the only one of the “Big Three” United States carmakers not to have gone bankrupt, has reported a quarterly profit of 2.3billion US dollars. However, the profit was largely due to one-off gains related to debt restructuring, with demand for new cars remaining weak.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 07:19 UTC
UK fifth successive quarter of recession in April-June

Hopes of a swift end to the United Kingdom recession were shaken after figures showed a far worse than expected decline of 0.8% in the economy between April and June. The UK's fifth successive quarter of recession was much deeper than the 0.3% forecast, stunning experts and business leaders.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 07:17 UTC
Falklands’ combat tested Harrier celebrates 40th birthday

The British designed and manufactured vertical take off Harrier which saw its first combat operations during the Falkland Islands campaign in 1982 this week, Thursday 23 July celebrated its fortieth birthday.
Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 07:13 UTC
Tories smash Labour in Norwich North by election

Britain’s Conservative leader David Cameron hailed his party's victory in Norwich North as “historic” and branded Labour's campaign as “despicable”. Cameron said by-election winner Chloe Smith, 27, was a credit to the party and the kind of MP he wanted.