Stories for September 28th 2010

Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 05:16 UTC
Excellent news for Mercosur beef production from world meat congress

The increase in demand for meat will force world production to more than double by 2050, when the globe’s population is estimated to reach 9 billion, according to Arturo Lavallol a member of the International Meat Organization (OPIC) currently holding its 18th congress in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 05:07 UTC
Unasur chairman Kirchner condemns FARC and its ‘pre-Cold War’ attitude

UNASUR (Union of South American nations) Secretary General Nestor Kirchner currently in New York with the Argentine delegation for the United Nations General Assembly, said that the Colombian guerrilla FARC “are so back in time, that they are even far behind the Cold War”
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:52 UTC
Spain presents draconian budget with unemployment remaining above 19%

Spain presented a tough 2011 budget, deepening an austerity drive and taxing the rich more heavily as it seeks to boost confidence in a fragile economy ahead of a general strike.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:50 UTC
German unification conditioned to acceptance of Euro, reveal documents

Deceased French president Francois Mitterrand in 1989 gave his approval to German unification on condition that then Chancellor Helmut Kohl opened the way for the creation of an only currency in the European Union.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:46 UTC
Chilean Air Force begins to receive 18 refurbished f-16 fighters

This week Holland will be delivering 18 refurbished F-16 fighter bombers to the Chilean Air Force. The Dutch Defence ministry said the ceremony will take place at the Leeuwarden base when Lex Hendrichs, head of Dutch Defence Material will be symbolically handing his Chilean peer Jorge Rojas a scale model of the US manufactured aircraft.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:36 UTC
Galician-Falklands fishing fleet complains about Argentine ‘harassment’ in S. Atlantic

The Falklands/Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK is having its effects on the (Spanish) Galician fleet in the Southwest Atlantic, where most of its vessels operating under the Falklands flag are continually being “harassed” by Argentine patrol vessels, reports El Faro de Vigo in an interview with Javier Touza, president of the Vigo Ship Owners cooperative.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 01:52 UTC
Brazil main daily blasts Lula da Silva; supports opposition presidential candidate

One of Brazil’s leading and influential newspapers, O Estado de Sao Paulo announced its support for opposition presidential candidate Jose Serra for the coming Sunday election and described current president Lula da Silva as a “bad example” for Brazilian politics.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 01:51 UTC
IMF mandatory surveillance of 25 countries, 90% of the world financial system

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved making financial stability assessments under the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) a regular and mandatory part of the Fund’s surveillance for members with systemically important financial sectors.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 00:59 UTC
Plans to farm Patagonian toothfish in the extreme south of Chile

The University of Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile have developed an innovative project to start farming Patagonian toothfish or Chilean sea bass (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the region.