Stories for 2010

Friday, June 4th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
France’s iconic Le Monde prepares to receive new owners

French newspaper Le Monde is to take its controlling ownership stake out of the hands of editorial staff and sell it to an outside buyer. The paper, which has a centre-left political bent, was created after France was freed from Nazi rule in 1944 and is one of the country's most respected publications.
Friday, June 4th 2010 - 03:26 UTC
Falkland Islands love to drink wine according to California’s Wine Institute

The Falkland Islands figure among the world top ten per capita wine consumption countries according to the Wine Institute (2008), which brings together all of California’s wineries and vineyards and manages a vast inventory of statistics with commercial purposes.
Friday, June 4th 2010 - 01:26 UTC
Argentina planning to develop nuclear powered vessels for the Navy

Argentina is seriously considering incorporating nuclear powered vessels to the Navy and constructing topsides for naval ships and oil rigs. However this will have to be developed with Argentine technology, said Defence minister Nilda Garré.
Friday, June 4th 2010 - 00:42 UTC
Argentine record tax revenue also transcends soaring inflation

Argentine tax revenue soared in May in line with robust economic growth as consumers spent more on goods and services and prices rose amid soaring inflation. According to official data from AFIP, the federal tax revenue agency collected 44% more revenue in May than it did a year ago.
Friday, June 4th 2010 - 00:37 UTC
Transparency International calls on OAS for strong anti-corruption action

The urgent need to take anti-corruption from rhetoric to actions is a decisive challenge for the 33 heads of state meeting at the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) taking place from 6-8 June in Lima.
Friday, June 4th 2010 - 00:33 UTC
Falklands’ scientists detect North Pacific Ocean species in South Atlantic

Deep sea fish species found in the North Pacific Ocean have mysteriously been caught in the southwest Atlantic in Falkland Islands waters. It is unclear how the animals, a giant rattail grenadier, pelagic eelpout and deep sea squid, travelled so far, according to a report by Matt Walker, Editor of Earth News.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 23:10 UTC
Buffett defends credit rating agencies in Congressional hearings

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has defended credit rating agencies for failing to spot the US mortgage bubble that sparked the financial crisis. Giving testimony in New York, Mr Buffett said the agencies “made the wrong call,” but added that so did everyone else, including himself.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 22:58 UTC
Security, mutual trust and migration in Unasur dialogue with Washington

The need for a mutual-trust environment, which helps avoid situations of possible conflicts inside the region, is one of the main points the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, will be discussing with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to Ecuadorian diplomatic sources.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 20:44 UTC
Falkland Islands De-mining Pilot Project – Completion of Phase 1

Completion of the Falkland Islands Programme phase 1 is now a reality. The De-mining Contractor, BACTEC International Ltd, has persevered through one of the coldest and wettest summers to deliver a successful project within the single austral summer period that was demanded within the contract. Like all demanding programmes, many lessons have been learned but only a few will be elaborated in this article.
Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 06:47 UTC
Falklands Rockhopper oil company shares drop in spite of recent discovery

Rockhopper Exploration said Wednesday there’s no reason to believe that oil discovered in the Falkland Islands will not comply with quality expectations as originally stated.