Stories for 2010

Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:51 UTC
Brazil predicted to displace Italy as seventh world economy in 2011

The Economist Intelligence Unit is predicting that in 2011 Brazil would move ahead of Italy into seventh place in the ranking of the largest world economies with a GDP of 2 trillion US dollars.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:40 UTC
Sea levels around Falklands have risen since mid XIX century, says NOC

Sea levels around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have risen since the mid nineteenth century and the rate of sea-level rise has accelerated over recent decades, according to newly published research. The findings are as expected under global warming and consistent with observations elsewhere around the globe.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:34 UTC
Brazil keeps benchmark interest rate at 10.75% in spite of inflation peak

Brazil’s central bank kept its benchmark overnight rate unchanged Wednesday as policy makers gauge whether a peak in inflation is temporary. The policy committee, led by bank President Henrique Meirelles in a unanimous decision, left the rate at 10.75% for a second straight meeting.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:28 UTC
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas

The European parliament has honoured prominent Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas, awarding him the prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The 48-year-old journalist has been honoured for his services to advancing human rights in Cuba.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:18 UTC
Ecuador signs two new service contracts with oil companies

Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa said on Thursday the country had finished negotiations with two oil companies and planned to sign the new service contracts before November 23.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:15 UTC
Strong support from the European Parliament to trade talks with Mercosur

Members of the European Parliament expressed strong support for expanding trade with Mercosur but subject to clear “red lines” to ensure food security and prevent further environmental damage, said a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 11:14 UTC
Qatar sovereign wealth fund buys 5% of Banco Santander Brazil

Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest bank, said this week that it will sell 5% of its Brazilian unit to Qatar Holding LLC for 1.95 billion Euros (Approx. 2.7 billion US dollars).
Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 11:06 UTC
Chilean companies become aware of business impact on freshwater resources

Some companies in Chile have recently become involved in a movement to measure the impact of businesses on freshwater resources.
Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 10:57 UTC
In one of his last acts, Moratinos announces ease of tension with Gibraltar

In what could very well have been one of his last comments as Foreign Affairs minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos said Spain would be removing the scientific buoys that it laid in Gibraltar waters as from Wednesday October 20.
Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 08:37 UTC
Prime farmland in Argentina costs almost as much as in United States

Prices for the best farmland in Argentina’s breadbasket, the humid Pampa have risen on average 10% this year according to registered operations reports. This means the hectare of prime agriculture land in Argentina now costs almost the same as the average price of farmland in the state of Illinois, 14.000 US dollars.