Stories for 2009

Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 16:31 UTC
Argentina’s trade surplus surges 139% in May but imports plunge 49%

Argentina's May trade surplus soared 139% from a year ago to 2.48 billion US dollars because of a sharp drop in imports as the economy slows, the government said on Friday.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 16:29 UTC
Bolivia’s Morales returns compliments: “I’m no president’s nightmare”

Bolivian president Evo Morales said he was “no president’s nightmare” and congratulated his Peruvian peer Alan Garcia because “mistakes are being corrected” in direct reference to recent events in neighbouring Peru.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 16:25 UTC
Falklands’ coins to celebrate Darwin’s 200 birth anniversary

The Falkland Islands government is celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin with the issue of special coins from the Pobjoy mint.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 08:33 UTC
Aftermath of deadly incidents: Peruvian cabinet submits resignation

Peruvian Cabinet chief Yehude Simon announced Friday he had submitted his resignation and that of the whole ministerial cabinet to President Alan Garcia, following the political consequences of clashes in the Amazonia province which left at least fifty dead including 24 policemen.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 08:19 UTC
Dim lights of hope for the British auto industry

Britain’s Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said the US government has given a “positive response” to his case for continued General Motors production in the UK.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 08:15 UTC
Switzerland struggling not to be listed “likely tax haven”

Switzerland has agreed a new bilateral framework on sharing tax information with the United States, as it continues to ease its once strict banking secrecy. In March, the Swiss government announced that it would start to abide by the current global standards on sharing bank data.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 08:11 UTC
Expenses scandal: Scotland Yard begins criminal investigations

A small number of British Members of Parliament and peers will face criminal investigations into allegations they misused their expenses. Scotland Yard said on Friday a joint assessment panel of senior detectives and prosecutors had decided full inquiries were necessary.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 08:06 UTC
June 28 is signalling the end of the Kirchner couple hegemony

The hegemonic leadership of the Kirchner couple in Argentina, prevalent since 2003, could be coming to and end following on Sunday June 28th mid term elections, according to several Buenos Aires pollsters and political analysts.
Friday, June 19th 2009 - 17:58 UTC
Che Guevara’s granddaughter to pose nude for vegetarian diet

Lydia Guevara, granddaughter of the late revolutionary idol Ernesto “Che” Guevara, is set to star in a campaign to encourage a vegetarian diet for the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA.
Friday, June 19th 2009 - 14:18 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Adviser urges government to revisit telecomms deal; Ministers lobbied over airbridge price hike; On a quest for the brave