Stories for September 2010

Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:31 UTC
A rare copy of “Birds of America” to be auctioned could raise 15 million USD

Ten years ago, a copy of painter and naturalist John James Audubon’s Birds of America was sold by Christie’s for £5.7m (8.8 million USD). On 7 December this year, another copy of the book will be auctioned by Sotheby’s, along with other rare and valuable books, letters and manuscripts.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:28 UTC
Invasive “killer shrimp” discovered at water reservoirs in England

A killer shrimp has been found for the first time in the UK at an Anglian Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire, England. Two anglers spotted the shrimp, which can be as small as three mm, at Grafham Water near St Neots on Friday September 3 and sent samples to the Environment Agency for identification.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:27 UTC
New York Times going out of print “sometime in the future”

Chairman and publisher of the New York Times Arthur Sulzberger delivered a speech within the framework of a newsroom gathering summit in London and tackled the rumours of the newspaper going out of print by 2015.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:21 UTC
Goldman Sachs fined 27 million USD in UK for “inadequate disclosure”

The United Kingdom financial watchdog slapped a 27 million US dollars fine on Goldman Sachs for inadequate disclosure of a US probe into the Wall Street powerhouse.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:17 UTC
Gibraltar prepares to celebrate National Day

Chief Minister Peter Caruana has highlighted the importance of Gibraltar’s National Day, September 10, as a celebration of identity and culture.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:15 UTC
Paraguay’s tourism revenue in 2009 totalled 204 million US dollars

Foreign tourists left an estimated 204 million US dollars in land-locked Paraguay in 2009, according to figures made public by the head of the Tourism Office Liz Cramer, during a seminar held this week at the Central Bank.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 02:33 UTC
Venezuela food prices drop in August ahead of crucial congressional election

Venezuela reported the slowest monthly inflation of the year in August after the government moved to tackle sporadic food shortages by importing more goods ahead of the September 26 congressional elections.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 02:31 UTC
Chilean Senate approves Unasur charter with two caveats

The Chilean Senate finally approved the Union of South American Nations, (Unasaur) creation charter thus ending the legislative chapter. The bill now goes to the Executive for its promulgation.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 23:08 UTC
India increasing trade and investment links with Peru

Following closely on the steps of China but with lesser exposure India is increasing trade, investment and business links with Latin America, the latest of which a Bussiness seminar in Lima, Peru.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 23:03 UTC
FT describes Uruguay and Paraguay as “Latin America’s impressive little guys”

Under the heading of “Latin America’s impressive little guys, Uruguay and Paraguay”, the Financial Times praises the two countries for “punching above their weight” and catching the attention of foreign corporate investors.