Stories for 2009

Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 08:13 UTC
Chile supports India as permanent member of UN Security Council

India and Chile reaffirmed their support for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations including expansion of the Security Council to make the world body more representative, legitimate and effective.
Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 08:03 UTC
Nobel Prize Krugman says US and EU stimulus packages insufficient

The US economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman said Tuesday that Europe and the United States should at least double their fiscal efforts in order to salvage the global economy.
Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 08:02 UTC
Car sales in Chile plunge 55% in first two months of 2009

Sales of new cars and light trucks in Chile plunged 54.8% in the first two months of 2009 compared to the same period a year ago the country's automotive association ANAC said Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 07:43 UTC
IMF forecasts 0.6% global contraction this year

The International Monetary Fund expects the global economy to contract 0.6% this year, according to forecasts provided on Tuesday by an IMF official in Lisbon.
Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 02:44 UTC
Princess Anne to meet British ’82 veterans during Falklands visit

THE Princess Royal will take the opportunity to meet Falklands War veterans when she visits the islands this month. She will, however, begin her visit to the Falklands and South Georgia with the unveiling of a plaque to open the extension to the Royal Falkland Islands Police Station.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 23:30 UTC
“Peaceful and emotional” Falklands visit for Argentine marathon runners

PEACEFUL and emotional is how five Argentine runners, including three 1982 war veterans, describe their visit to the Falkland Islands and their participation in the Standard Chartered Bank Stanley Marathon on Sunday.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 14:00 UTC
Uruguay considering reduction of working hours to alleviate crisis

The Uruguayan government is considering reducing working time to lighten the impact of the global financial crisis, local media reported over the weekend.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:46 UTC
Businessman sentenced in Miami for suitcase cash scandal

A Venezuelan businessman was sentenced in Miami on Monday to four years in prison for acting as an unregistered agent of Venezuela in the United States. Franklin Duran had been convicted of conspiring to cover up the origin and destination of a suitcase stuffed with 800.000 US dollars in cash that was found in 2007 in a Buenos Aires airport.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:45 UTC
UK Overseas Territory could loose self-government because of corruption

Self-government in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a UK dependency, is set to be suspended after ministers were accused of incompetence and likely corruption, reports BBC.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 13:42 UTC
Bernanke on prime-time anticipated US economic recovery next year

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expects economic recovery in America next year, but has warned that the biggest risk to an upturn is whether there is sufficient political will to mend the financial system.