Stories for 2010

Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:14 UTC
Jessica sails past the Falklands greeted by an RAF Typhoon fighter

The aerial visitors keep on coming for Australia’s Jessica Watson, who has now sailed past the Falkland Islands in her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted, around the world.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:08 UTC
EU population totalled 501 million on January first

On January first 2010, the 27 European Union member states crossed the threshold of 500 million inhabitants “for the first time,” announced the French statistics institute INSEE, on 19 January. The precise number is 501.26 million.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:06 UTC
Argentine president travels to China to boost trade and cooperation

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will visit China next week as the country is in the middle of a controversy with Congress over a debt repayment plan which would appeal to Central bank resources but has been frozen by the courts.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:03 UTC
The process to keep Japan’s flag carrier alive has began, says minister

Japan Airlines is to slash about 15,700 jobs and receive an 8 billion USD lifeline as part of turnaround efforts after filing for bankruptcy protection. The collapse of JAL, Asia’s top carrier was widely expected after it struggled with the aviation downturn and a debt burden of more than 25 billion USD.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:00 UTC
Marbled chocolate: Kraft Foods takes over Cadbury; job losses anticipated

Job losses are “an inevitability” at Cadbury after its takeover by US giant Kraft Foods, the UK firm's chairman has confirmed to the BBC. Without estimating how many positions would be affected, Roger Carr said jobs would go at Cadbury's head office in Uxbridge, London.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 08:55 UTC
Chile and China make huge investments to increase copper production

Chile’s state-owned mining company, Codelco, last week announced a 1.9 billion US dollars project to develop a subterranean mine at its Chuquicamata opencast mine facility in Chile’s northern Atacama region (region III).
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 07:04 UTC
UK December inflation jumps to 2.9%, biggest rise in a single month

Inflation in the United Kingdom jumped at a record rate in December, official figures have shown. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) hit 2.9% last month - much higher than expected by the City - compared with just 1.9% in November.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 06:59 UTC
E-Clear-Flyglobespan collapse: £35 million “no longer there”

E-Clear, the company responsible for online ticket sales at the failed Scottish airline Flyglobespan, has been placed into administration. Flyglobespan also had the UK Ministry of Defence contract for the air bridge between Brize Norton and MPA in the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 06:51 UTC
Paraguay thanks Colombia for help in the release of a kidnapped rancher

The Paraguayan government and the family of a liberated cattle rancher, kidnap victim of an armed group, have thanked Colombia because the aid and intelligence provided for the liberation were “decisive”, announced Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Bogotá.
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 06:43 UTC
Venezuela will become Mercosur fifth full member “next March”

Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur will be completed next March according to ABN news agency from Caracas. Apparently the formality will take place in the second week of March following the end of the Paraguayan congressional recess.