Stories for October 5th 2011

Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 22:05 UTC
Canadian rating agency upgrades Argentina, but warns about external shock

DBRS rating agency from Canada upgraded on Wednesday its ratings on Argentina's long-term foreign and local currency securities to “B” from B (low). The trends have been revised to Stable.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 21:44 UTC
Global financial crisis “starting to affect” Argentina says manufacturers union

The head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren, warned on Wednesday that Argentina “is starting to be affected” by the global financial crisis, furthering that the country “is not protected” against the situation.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 21:39 UTC
Operation Fire Wall: IMF will also chip in funds to protect Spain and Italy

The International Monetary Fund could buy Spanish or Italian bonds alongside the Euro zone bailout fund if needed, to help boost investor confidence in those countries, the IMF Europe head Antonio Borges said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 16:39 UTC
“UK will protect the Falklands as long as they want to remain British” says Defence chief Fox

Britain will protect the people of the disputed Falkland Islands for as long as they want to remain British citizens, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said on Wednesday speaking at the annual conference of the ruling Conservative Party.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 16:24 UTC
Brazil wants to ban controversial ad campaign showing super model in knickers

Brazil's ministry for women has called for a TV advertising campaign showing supermodel Gisele Bundchen in just her underwear and high heels to be banned
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 15:23 UTC
Irrigation channels blamed for spike of typhoid and hepatitis A cases in Chile

Last week Chile’s Institute of Public Health (ISP), together with Metropolitan Regional Health Secretary Rosa Oyarce, began taking samples from irrigation channels in western Santiago in relation to a recent upturn in cases of typhoid fever.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 09:29 UTC
Piñera escalates conflict: proposes jailing those involved in occupying schools

Student leaders, the opposition and several judges expressed outrage this week after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera proposed on Sunday to reform the Penal Code to impose harsher punishments on those involved in the occupation of schools and universities, newspaper La Tercera reported.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 09:23 UTC
Abbas takes off on diplomatic charm offensive in support of Palestinian state

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas flew to Europe on Tuesday to kick off a week-long tour which will also take him to Latin America to shore up support for his UN membership bid.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 09:13 UTC
How the Argentine military to save a collapsing regime, planned the Malvinas invasion war

Juan B Yoffre, an Argentine journalist, businessman and politician (he was Intelligence chief for two years with former President Carlos Menem) has written a book “1982” on the Falklands/Malvinas conflict where he reveals how the idea of the military invasion was secretly elaborated and implemented.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 09:08 UTC
Chavez says he’s fine but photos and television give a different picture

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez seems to be fully active recovering the initiative impetus of his pre-chemotherapy treatment. On Monday he was on national television in a meeting with a business delegation from Byelorussia. Last Saturday he was seen giving away home appliances and in the evening chairing a cabinet meeting.