Stories for January 2010

Sunday, January 31st 2010 - 14:22 UTC
Falkland Islands: BACTEC set to fly in another 15 deminers

DESPITE the very real progress being made by BACTEC (Battle Area Clearance and Training Equipment Consultants) on the demining of Surf Bay and Sapper Hill minefields, several factors have culminated in the need to bring a further group of deminers to the Falklands.
Sunday, January 31st 2010 - 14:08 UTC
Lula da Silva “”I'm ready to get back in the game”

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday he is in “perfect health” two days after being hospitalized for a high-blood-pressure attack that forced him to cancel his attendance at a global economic forum.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 14:36 UTC
Primer Minister Article on Inequality

As Britain comes out of recession, a new age of aspiration is within reach - but it will not come about by chance. Only if we make the right choices in economic and social policy can we lift the sights and shape the life chances of millions of people in our country.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 14:31 UTC
Russia and Antarctica

A historic discovery was made on January 28, 1820. A Russian navy expedition under the command of Faddei Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev sighted the last of the remaining unexplored continents - Antarctica.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 14:19 UTC
Chile hopes to host the world’s “Largest Eye In The Sky

Chile is now competing with Spain for the right to host one of the most important astronomy projects the world has known: the extremely large E-ELT telescope.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 14:02 UTC
Argentine chief banker resigns but foreign reserves remain frozen

Argentina's embattled central bank chief, Martin Perez Redrado, resigned Friday amid a bitter dispute with President Cristina Kirchner over control of the bank’s foreign currency reserves.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 13:43 UTC
Argentine government admits official inflation statistics are controversial

Argentina's government filed amended documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to its economy and upcoming debt swap. Argentina is in the process of reopening a 2005 debt swap in an effort to attract investors holding some 20 billion US dollars of defaulted bonds that weren't included the first time.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 08:23 UTC
Unemployment in Magallanes softens but remains double the 2008 rate

Unemployment in Magallanes region, extreme south of Chile reached 5.3% during the last quarter of last year which represents an improvement over the previous quarter, 6.6%, but is double over the same period a year ago when it stood at 2.8%.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 08:21 UTC
US economy rebounds 5.7% in last quarter but overall 2009 was down 2.4%

The world's largest economy is back in business after growing 5.7% at the end of last year, smashing all expectations. It was the quickest pace of economic expansion in the United States for six years.
Saturday, January 30th 2010 - 08:18 UTC
Euro zone unemployment hits 10%; Spain tops the list with 19.5%

Unemployment in the 16 countries that use the Euro hit 10% in December for the first time since the single currency was introduced in 1999. It had been reported that the rate hit 10% in November, but this has subsequently been revised down to 9.9%.