Stories for September 2nd 2011

Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 22:26 UTC
Argentina’s industry praises CFK calls for ‘national unity’ to achieve development

Argentina’s powerful industries union, UIA, called on Friday for dialogue and ‘national unit’ in order ‘to bring together a project of development’, and forecasted that if this is achieved the country could triple its GDP in the next twelve years.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 22:22 UTC
Squid season over in the Argentina/Uruguay common fishing zone

The Argentine/Uruguay Joint Technical Commission for Maritime Front (CTMFM) ordered on Wednesday 31 August the closure of the squid (Illex argentinus) fishing season in the Common Fishing Zone.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 21:36 UTC
World markets collapse on fears US economy is stalling and dismal jobs data

Fears that the US economy is stalling and may be heading back into recession caused a severe slump in stock markets around the world on Friday. With European indexes already shaken by concerns with Greece and the Euro, worse-than-expected US jobs data drove investors to unload stocks.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 20:30 UTC
Air Titan Boeing 767 takes over Falklands-Brize Norton airbridge contract

Air Titan is to take up the airbridge flight as from this weekend as Air Seychelles makes its last journey from Brize Norton to the Falkland Islands under the current contract with the Ministry of Defence.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:45 UTC
Argentina’s population stands at 40.117.096, up 10.7% from the 2001 census

Argentina has a population of 40.117.096, according to the definitive facts of the 2010 National Population and Home census released by the country’s national statistics and census bureau, Indec.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:39 UTC
Thatcher and Falklands’ military campaign invoked by US presidential hopeful

A United States congresswoman running a surprising strong campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has compared herself to ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a foreign policy speech aimed in part at convincing US veterans that she would make a strong commander in chief.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:35 UTC
China appeals WTO report that it restricts exports of nine raw materials

China appealed the World Trade Organization's finding in July that its export controls over raw materials including coke, zinc and magnesium violate global trading rules.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:31 UTC
Obama hints mix of tax cuts and infrastructure spending in next week jobs speech

US President Barack Obama sharply cut estimates for US economic growth, underscoring the difficult challenge he faces in spurring a stronger recovery and creating more jobs.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:26 UTC
Argentina plans to lower unemployment to 5% in the next to years

Argentina’s Deputy Minister of Economy, Roberto Feletti stated on Thursday that the idea of the government is to “reduce the level of unemployment to 5%” in the coming two years.
Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:23 UTC
Brazil to reclaim sub-salt oil exploration blocks awarded in 2006 auction

Brazil's government will reclaim promising oil exploration blocks won by companies in a bidding round five years ago but never formally leased to the winners, the country's energy minister Edison Lobao said.