MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 9th 2010
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Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 08:44 UTC
Euro-zone officially out of recession but with record 10% unemployment
The unemployment rate in Euro-zone counties is currently running at 10%, its highest since August 1998, according to the statistics agency Eurostat. In November last year, another 102,000 people lost their jobs, bringing the overall figure above 15.7 million.
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Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 08:29 UTC
Anti-whaling activists call for criminal investigation into sinking of protest boat
Anti-whaling activists have asked the Dutch public prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation into a clash between protesters and Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters which led to the sinking of a protest boat.
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Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 08:23 UTC
Central Bank of Chile is releasing a new 10,000 Pesos note
After 20 years in circulation, the current 10,000 Chilean peso bill will be replaced this coming year, courtesy of commercial banks.
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Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 08:11 UTC
Clash for Argentina’s Central bank reserves turns into political turmoil
Martin Redrado was “restored” Friday to his post as President of the Argentine Central Bank following an injunction from Federal Judge María José Sarmiento. Redrado had been removed Thursday by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner through an emergency decree for having resisted releasing 6.6 billion US dollars from the bank’s reserves
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Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 08:08 UTC
Surprise rise in US unemployment during December
US employers unexpectedly cut 85,000 jobs in December, but the unemployment rate held steady at 10%, official figures have shown. The number of job losses was surprising, particularly after November's figures had been revised.
