Stories for April 29th 2011

Friday, April 29th 2011 - 23:23 UTC
World Cup, Olympics, excellent opportunity to promote the Brazil brand

Rio de Janeiro's hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics is an unprecedented chance to promote the Brazil brand and ensure a legacy of economic and social benefits, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 22:07 UTC
Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina among top users of social network Twitter

Three Latin American countries figure among the ten top users of social network Tiwtter according to a release from comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, based on the comScore Media Metris service.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:50 UTC
Argentina’s construction activity up 4% in March in spite of eight holidays

Argentina's construction activity was up 4% in March from the same month a year ago, the smallest increase in at least 15 months. In comparison, construction activity in March 2010 was up 12.8% on the year.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:42 UTC
Argentina will press ahead with plans to develop small-scale nuclear reactors

Argentina will press ahead with plans to develop a small-scale nuclear reactor over the next three years, even when last month‘s disaster in Japan prompted countries such as Germany and Brazil to reconsider projects.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:40 UTC
Spain hits new unemployment record; crackdown on the black economy

Weak jobs data, sliding retail sales and rising inflation confirm Spain’s economic recovery is faltering. The official figures released Friday showed 21.3% of the workforce without a job, up from 20.3% at the end of last year.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:37 UTC
US economy still slow says Fed; polls show Americans gloomy but optimistic

The US economy is not fully recovered from its deep recession, with housing still weighing on growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday in a speech spelling out ways the US central bank has studied lower income communities.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 06:09 UTC
Falkland Islands declares public holiday and celebrates with a community party

AT least thirty bridal gowns will be paraded before guests at the Falkland Islands’ Friday community party to celebrate the Westminster wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, reports the Penguin News.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 06:01 UTC
An estimated two billion will watch ‘the most popular event ever broadcast’

Hundreds of millions of people around the world are expected to watch the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on television. More than 8,000 journalists have descended on London to jockey for positions outside London's Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 05:53 UTC
Face bombast with reason British official tells Falklands

“IN the face of bombast you can show reason and humanity” was the message a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official carried to the Falklands this week.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 05:51 UTC
US growth in first quarter much slower than anticipated

US economic growth slowed in the first three months of 2011 to an annualised rate of 1.8%, corresponding to a 0.4% quarterly increase. This compares with a revised annual growth rate of 3.1% in the previous quarter, official figures show.