Stories for January 2010

Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 13:58 UTC
Peruvian president anticipates “electoral crisis” but promises stability

Peruvian president Alan García forecasted an “electoral crisis” in 2010 because of the political appetites of the opposition, but promised Peru will successfully overcome the situation it as it has done with the global economic turbulences.
Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 13:52 UTC
Chile to test first deep-water salmon farming project

A new system for deep-water salmon farming is planned to rock the waters of Chile and Latin America.
Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 13:48 UTC
Brazil anticipates second largest grain and oil seed crop in history

Brazil expects in 2010 the second largest grain and oil seed crop in history, closely linked to the success of soy beans, totalling 140 million tons, according to the latest release from the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.
Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 13:45 UTC
Morales chooses former Miss Bolivia to run for governor in opposition stronghold

Former Miss Bolivia Jessica Jordan, 24, accepted an invitation from President Evo Morales to run for governor of Beni province as a member of his Movement Toward Socialism party in April 4 regional elections.
Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 13:30 UTC
Almost 500 Cuban doctors defected to the US while serving in Venezuela

Around 500 Cuban doctors have defected to the United States while serving on aid missions in Venezuela, according to members of Cuban exile groups in Miami. The latest case occurred this week when seven Cuban physicians managed to leave Caracas’ Maiquetia International Airport, after being held there for several hours and after paying hundreds of dollars each to officials.
Saturday, January 9th 2010 - 13:27 UTC
Swiss regulators “violated” the law by handing bank information to the US

Swiss financial regulator FINMA violated the law by authorising UBS to hand over details of 300 clients to US authorities, a Swiss court has ruled.
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.
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.
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.
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