Stories for January 2010

Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 13:35 UTC
UK has a decade of economic pain ahead, warns leading economic forecaster

The UK faces a decade of economic pain after years of splurging on credit, a leading economic forecaster has warned. The Ernst & Young ITEM Club said the economy faced stagnation unless exports received a boost.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 13:27 UTC
Piñera considers a unity cabinet but faces Congressional hurdle

Sebastián Piñera in his first day as Chilean president-elect anticipated he could include members of the ruling coalition Concertacion in his future cabinet.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:52 UTC
Mosquito “egg-traps” confirm Buenos Aires City is widely exposed to dengue

Over half the surface of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires is exposed to the mosquito that carries and transmits dengue, according to research from the University of Buenos Aires published last Sunday.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:47 UTC
Fourteen cruise vessels call in South Georgia during December

Fourteen cruise ships visited South Georgia Island during December, eight of which visited during the Christmas week from the 23rd to the 29th December, according to the latest release from South Georgia’s News and Events.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:43 UTC
Joint scientific research cruise with Spain in Uruguay’s EEZ

Spain’s research vessel “Miguel Oliver” set off from Montevideo for a joint scientific cruise with Uruguayan experts with the purpose of surveying Uruguay’s Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ. The research includes chartering the area and surveying ocean conditions in the sea bed.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:35 UTC
Generous Argentina poised for an encouraging recovery, in spite of …

Last year ended for Argentina with a 2% economic drop as a consequence of the international crisis and its impact on the majority of productive sectors. However, from the second quarter onwards, some improvements -expected to remain unchanged for 2010- have become visible and the outlook for the year is more encouraging.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:15 UTC
Icebreaker Almirante Irizar expected to be operation for 2011/2012 season

Argentina expects to have its main icebreaker Almirante Irizar back in sailing conditions by October 2011 and fully operational for the 2011/2012 Antarctic season, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 01:57 UTC
Lula da Silva absent from Bolivia’s Morales taking office ceremony

Brazilian president Lula da Silva will not be participating this week at Bolivia’s Evo Morales taking office ceremony. He will be represented by his foreign affairs advisor Marco Aurelio García, according to Valor Economico, a financial publication from Sao Paulo.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 01:54 UTC
Chile’s Concha y Toro, one of the world’s top ten exporters of wine

Chilean wine brand Concha y Toro increased its export volumes by 22% in 2009, according to figures released by the company over the weekend.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 01:50 UTC
Britain rejects latest Argentine claim to Falklands’ sovereignty

The British government has firmly rejected the latest claim by Argentina to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Members of Parliament have been told, according to a report from BBC.