Stories for November 2010

Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 16:32 UTC
Falklands’ Defence Row

The controversy over Britain’s ability to defend the Falkland Islands against Argentine attack has continued in the United Kingdom with the former Defence Secretary at the time of the 1982 invasion, Sir John Nott, joining in.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:44 UTC
ISA virus outbreak detected on salmon farm in southern Chile

SERNAPESCA, Chile’s national marine fisheries service, has declared an Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak on a salmon farm in the Magallanes Region (XII).
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:42 UTC
Cervantes Institute opening in Gibraltar next December “inevitably” political

Spain’s Instituto Cervantes director Carmen Caffarel has declared that the opening of a branch of the prestigious academic institute in Britain’s Overseas Territory Gibraltar, is “inevitably” due to political reasons, as a consequence of the Cordoba Agreements achieved by the Tripartite Forum (UK, Spain and Gibraltar).
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:36 UTC
Emergency order to inspect all A380 engines; Qantas grounds its six Super-jumbos

European Union’s air safety regulator has issued an emergency order to inspect all Super-jumbo Airbus A380 passenger jet engines after a Rolls-Royce turbine blew up on a Qantas flight last week.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 11:41 UTC
Transition processes in Argentina and Brazil seen from Washington

The Washington Post in one of this week’s editorials referred to the ‘transition process’ going on in South America’s two largest economies, Argentina and Brazil, after almost a decade of populist leadership.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:16 UTC
“The dollar strength rests on the fundamental strength of the US economy”

Following is a text of a letter from President Barack Obama to G20 leaders due to meet in Seoul from tomorrow. The letter was sent on Tuesday.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:15 UTC
Obama arrives in Seoul but a G-20 summit consensus still out of reach

President Barack Obama tried to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances and take his own country's policies out of the glare as world leaders gathered in Seoul.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:07 UTC
India set to become second largest copper consumer by 2020

COCHILCO, Chile’s copper commission, estimates that by the end of this decade, India’s demand for copper will rise from the current figure of 610,000 tons to between 2.4 million and 3.6 million tons annually.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 01:09 UTC
Uruguayan officials with different visions how to address risk of “asset bubbles”

As in most of the rest of the world, conflicting visions of the latest global monetary events and its impact on emerging economies have surfaced among Uruguay’s top officials responsible for the running of the economy and finances.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 00:17 UTC
Stranded cruise towed to San Diego; Navy choppers supply food to 4.500 pax

Cruise ship “Carnival Splendour” carrying 4,500 passengers and crew members is being slowly towed towards San Diego, California after an engine room fire disabled its ability to move on its own.