Stories for November 12th 2010

Friday, November 12th 2010 - 13:32 UTC
Falklands present at China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Dalian

Falkland Islands and South Georgia took their place in a world class fisheries exhibition in China last week.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 13:21 UTC
Colombian Senate approves Unasur founding charter

Ecuadorean Foreign Affairs minister Ricardo Patiño hailed the approval by the Colombian Senate of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, charter which leaves the group one short of its legal constitution. The Uruguayan parliament is expected to follow suit in coming days.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 05:10 UTC
G-20 drafts a “standstill” compromise declaration to avoid protectionism

Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) member nations meeting in Korea are expected to reach a compromise Friday on trade and currency issues that have so far marred the spirit of the global gathering, in a bid to make headway in the G20 process and keep the two-year-old global policy forum afloat.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 02:22 UTC
Second oil rig to join Falklands’ oil exploration round next year

A second oil rig is scheduled to begin exploratory drilling of two wells in Falkland Islands waters in a year’s time following a letter of intent signed by Borders & Southern Petroleum with Ocean Rig UDW this week in Houston.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 00:50 UTC
Deepest austerity measures in decades stall Spanish economy recovery

Spain’s economy stalled in the third quarter as the deepest austerity measures in three decades, aimed at taming the Euro region’s third-biggest budget deficit, undermined the recovery from an almost two-year recession.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 00:47 UTC
Japanese companies will help Bolivia with lithium added-value by-products

Japan’s Sumitomo and Mitsubishi will send experts and equipment to Bolivia to support efforts to produce value-added lithium by-products in the Andean nation, state media reported.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 00:44 UTC
Two-minute silence marked Remembrance Day in United Kingdom

Millions of people across the UK held a two-minute silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month to mark Remembrance Day, or Armistice Day.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 00:35 UTC
Alarming obesity levels in the world’s developing countries

A new report by one of the major economic organisations has found that obesity levels in the world’s developing countries are rising at an alarming pace – and that countries should act now to stop a major ‘epidemic’.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 00:34 UTC
China’s inflation peaks 4.4% in October pushed by food prices and tight supplies

China's consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, reached its 2010 peak in October but the tendency is likely to slow down over the rest of the year, a report from the Bank of Communications forecast on Thursday.