Stories for October 2010

Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 04:46 UTC
Singapore wants to merge with Sydney and create Asia’s second financial hub

The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a multi-billion dollar bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney. If approved the 8.3 billion take-over would mark the first stock exchange merger in the Asia Pacific region.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 04:44 UTC
An overwhelming majority of Chileans accept cohabitation before marriage

Eighty-seven percent of Chileans believe that single mothers are capable of raising children just as well as married couples or mothers with partners, according to a recent survey. Support for men as single parents is similarly strong, as 79 percent of those surveyed believe the same of single fathers.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 04:32 UTC
US Treasury bonds fetch negative yield ahead of Fed’s actions to prop inflation

US Treasury Department sold securities that fetched a negative yield for the first time, implying investors are willing to pay the government to own its debt. This is a milestone in the current rock-bottom interest rate environment, as the Federal Reserve is widely expected next week to announce it will buy more Treasuries to jump-start a sluggish economy.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 02:44 UTC
Argentine population in Antarctica 230, including nine families and 16 children

Argentina’s population and housing census which this week took off in Antarctica revealed that 230 people live in the six Argentine bases including nine families and 16 children. The survey was done two days before the official launching in continental Argentina and was considered a “very successful experience”.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 02:32 UTC
Iglesias praises agreement to giver emerging economies greater say in IMF

Enrique Iglesias, Ibero-America secretary general praised the G-20 decision to reform the IMF giving greater representation to the emerging economies but warned that the so called “currencies war” threatens to trigger a dangerous bout of protectionism at world level.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 02:30 UTC
Unasur begins shipping medicines and aid to fight outbreak of cholera in Haiti

The Union of South American nations, Unasur agreed to ship to Haiti medicines, drinking water and other needed aid to help combat the outbreak of cholera in the Caribbean island.
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.