MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 1st 2010
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Friday, October 1st 2010 - 04:21 UTC
The red London taxi, potent symbol of Falklands’ history goes into retirement
It was one of the most poignant moments of the Falklands War when chauffeur Don Bonner drove Governor Rex Hunt and his wife Mavis from Government House to Stanley Airport, as occupying forces raised the Argentine flag and ousted the Queen’s representative from the Falklands.
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Friday, October 1st 2010 - 02:16 UTC
Brazil’s September inflation up 1.15% pushed by food and raw materials prices
Brazil’s broadest measure of inflation rose the fastest since May in September. Construction, consumer and wholesale prices, as measured by the IGP-M index, rose 1.15% this month.
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Friday, October 1st 2010 - 02:14 UTC
Post-82 Falklands generations ever more distant from Argentina
The “belligerent” policy of Argentina towards the Falklands/Malvinas Islands has only harvested the antipathy of the young generations of the Islands born since the 1982 conflict said elected Member of the Legislative Assembly Roger Edwards
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Friday, October 1st 2010 - 02:00 UTC
“Emergency protocol” to avoid Guardia Civil and Gibraltar police future clashes
The British Government will discuss with Spain ways of ensuring coordination and avoiding volatile confrontations between law enforcement agencies at sea following the hostile stand-off this week in which Guardia Civil officers physically prevented Gibraltar policemen from arresting a suspected smuggler.
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Friday, October 1st 2010 - 01:58 UTC
JBS meat group regrets investing in Argentina because of lack of sufficient cattle
JBS the world’s leading meat producer and distributor said it “temporarily” regrets having invested in Argentina since the lack of sufficient prepared cattle has forced the closure of several plants and the redundancy of 480 workers.
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Friday, October 1st 2010 - 00:14 UTC
Uruguay presented pre-candidacy, with Argentina, for the 2030 World Cup
The international football federation, FIFA, President Joseph Blatter confirmed that Uruguay has expressed interest in organizing jointly with Argentina, the 2030 World Soccer Cup, to celebrate the 100 years of the first Jules Rimet edition and Uruguay’s victory.
