Stories for October 25th 2010

Monday, October 25th 2010 - 21:45 UTC
Qatar interested in buying Christie’s to help with kingdom’s museum collection

Qatar, the wealthy Gulf Arab state whose foreign assets include London property and investments in Volkswagen, may buy Christie's auction house to bolster its cultural credentials, the Financial Times said.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 21:28 UTC
Brazil’s current account deficit at an annual record boosted by the strong Real

Brazil’s 12-month current account gap widened to a record high in September as domestic demand and the Real appreciation boosted spending on imports.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 21:23 UTC
Malnutrition kills 206 children in six months in Argentine province

A total of 206 children have died this year of malnutrition in the northern Argentina province of Misiones (bordering with Paraguay and Brazil), revealed Monday Governor Maurice Closs.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 21:19 UTC
Severe drought leaves major tributary of the Amazon almost dry

A severe drought has dropped water levels on a major Amazon tributary to their lowest point since Brazilian officials began keeping records more than a century ago, the government reported Monday, cutting off dozens of communities who depend on the river for work and transportation.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 21:07 UTC
Rescued miners honoured at presidential palace in Santiago

The 33 miners saved from underground hell in Chile have been honored as heroes at the presidential palace, but have lost out at soccer against a team of rescuers captained by President Sebastian Piñera.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 20:50 UTC
Uruguay’s official cruise season begins November 13; 197 calls anticipated

Next November 13 the Holland America Line “Veendam” will be calling in Montevideo with 1.400 passengers signalling the official beginning of the cruise season in Uruguay expected to extend until April 4.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 03:49 UTC
Petrobras Confirms Tupi Field Could Hold 8 Billion Barrels

Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Friday that the drilling of a new exploratory well at the offshore Tupi field confirms potential recoverable reserves of between 5-8 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 03:28 UTC
PM Cameron: Cuts Are Right And Hit Rich Hardest

David Cameron has again defended his Government's spending cuts, insisting they are “fair” with society's richest shouldering the greatest burden.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 03:18 UTC
Haiti: A devastated country in the time of cholera

With few signs of recovery nine months after Haiti’s earthquake, the country’s government and its main foreign-aid donors were forced to tout a rather underwhelming achievement—the absence of water-borne diseases like typhoid, diphtheria and cholera—as evidence of progress.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 02:55 UTC
US says China is “committed” to allow the Yuan to appreciate

United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said he believes China is now “committed” to allowing the Yuan to go up in value. Mr Geithner made the comment in a TV interview before he held talks with China's Vice-Premier, Wang Qishan.