Stories for 2010

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.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 22:04 UTC
Latin American leaders at G-20 call for responsibility from rich countries

Leaders from Brazil, Mexico and Argentina in the framework of the G-20 summit in Korea called on rich countries for a commitment to end the “currencies war” and ensure balanced growth out of the current crisis.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 21:35 UTC
Former FARC hostage claims Colombia treats her “as a criminal, not a victim”

Ingrid Betancourt, a former Colombian presidential candidate who was held captive by the FARC guerrilla for six years, accuses Colombia of treating her “worse than a criminal” since she was rescued in 2008, according to reports in the Argentine press.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 21:07 UTC
“Scandinavian taxes, Central American services” complains Uruguayan president

Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica admitted his frustration in ruling the South American democracy because between the power of the unions and the huge state bureaucracy it virtually “impedes you from getting anything done”.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 20:29 UTC
Chilean government supports Muslim school girl use of ‘hijab’

Yasmin Elsayed, a 9-year old girl who was prohibited from wearing a hijab (an Islamic head scarf) at the W. A. Mozart School in the La Reina borough of Chile’s capital Santiago, was allowed to register again for the 2011 school year this week.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 20:13 UTC
Disappearance of Kirchner further splits Argentina’s main opposition group

Argentina’s main opposition group the so called “Federal Peronism”, dissidents from the ruling movement admitted going through a serious “crisis” because of the diverging opinions amongst its leaders, several of them 2011 presidential hopefuls.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 19:46 UTC
Whales’ skin suffer from exposure to the sun, much like with humans

The sun's rays can “burn” whales' skin, just like they can damage human skin, according to a team of researchers. The scientists studied more than 150 whales in the Gulf of California.