Stories for March 2010

Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 00:45 UTC
China with 54 billionaires, only second to the US, says Forbes

India and China may still be considered developing countries, but that has not stopped them from producing some of the world's richest people.
Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 00:41 UTC
Norovirus again attacks “Vision of the Seas” cruise in Brazil

Royal Caribbean’s cruise vessel “Vision of the Seas” which last week was struck with an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has again suffered a similar bout while sailing along the Atlantic coast of South America, according to a Brazilian health officials.
Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 00:14 UTC
China oil demand in January jumps “astonishing 28%” says IEA

China's demand for oil jumped by an “astonishing” 28% in January compared with the same month a year earlier, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.
Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 00:09 UTC
Brussels approves Uruguayan fish industry sanitary standards

The European Commission (EC) has ruled that the controls carried out by Uruguayan sanitary authorities guarantee the “adequate standards” demanded by Community norms for imported seafood products.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 23:30 UTC
Environment degradation threatens Haiti’s recovery process warns UN

The United Nations Environment Program warns Haiti's recovery process will be greatly constrained if the environmental degradation suffered during the catastrophic earthquake is not adequately taken care of.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 23:27 UTC
Cuba accuses Europe of “fabricating patriots out of criminals”

The Cuban government again on Friday blasted the European Parliament for fabricating “patriots among mercenaries and criminals” and for supporting “subversion”, as the regime of the Fidel and Raul Castro brothers calls dissidents.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 23:25 UTC
German Left leader warns on “extreme presidentialism” in Socialist Latinamerica

Gregor Gysi the leader of Germany’s Left considers a serious problem the extreme “presidentialism” of the new left wing governments in Latinamerica and said Cuba was on the wrong track if it believes social justice demands sacrificing liberties.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 21:12 UTC
Lula da Silva criticizes the press, attacks “false democrats’” editorials

Brazilian president Lula da Silva blasted the “false democrats” who write “fancy editorials” in newspapers, suggesting the media corporations are attempting to embarrass his government in an election year.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 20:44 UTC
Beijing proposes Paraguay trade and cultural links

China has proposed to Paraguay a gradual process of rapprochement with special emphasis in trade and cultural fields at a first stage, revealed Paraguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 18:21 UTC
Deminers recover over a thousand mines in Falklands

MORE than a thousand mines have been recovered and destroyed by deminers working in the Falkland Islands. The Falkland Island Demining Programme Office (FIDPO) was established in Stanley in early October 2009.