Stories for October 2011

Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 19:52 UTC
Federal Reserve tries to calm markets; promises further action to prop the economy

The Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to help a fragile economic recovery held back by a weak job market and financial stresses in Europe, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:59 UTC
Latin America has diminished poverty indexes but deep inequality gaps remain

Latin America has experienced significant advances in the reduction of poverty but has barely improved the deep social inequalities that limit its development according to Heraldo Muñoz, head of the regional UN Program for Development.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:53 UTC
UK relation with OTs (including Falklands) is based on ‘the choices of the peoples’

The United Kingdom relationship with the Overseas Territories “is based on the choices of the peoples” said Monday British representative Philip Parham before the UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization in response to several statements from Latin American delegates regarding the Falkland Islands and sovereignty discussions with Argentina.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:49 UTC
Clarin says it’s time for Argentina to disclose Malvinas war documents

Buenos Aires daily Clarin in an editorial asks for the Argentine government to release and disclose documents to public scrutiny, referred to the Argentine landing in the Falklands/Malvinas conflict in 1982 since next 2 April 2012, thirty years would have elapsed.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:45 UTC
EU farm losses from trade deal with Mercosur ‘would range 1 to 3 billion Euros’

European Union farmers could suffer losses ranking from one to three billion Euros if a trade agreement is finally agreed with Mercosur according to a European Commission evaluation paper on the impact.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:42 UTC
A CFK landslide, as polls show, could ensure majorities in both Congress houses

It’s a fact that the next Argentine government will see a significant gain in legislative benches in the coming October 23 election while the opposition is appealing to voters support to ensure a balanced congress since everybody admits Cristina Fernandez will be re-elected by a landslide.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:37 UTC
FAO sponsors protecting trees and forests in cities to improve urban live hood

Focused policies and investments aimed at protecting and managing forest and trees in and around cities are needed to strengthen urban livelihoods and improve city environments, as the world becomes increasingly urbanized.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:34 UTC
Spain concerned it might loose control of its flagship oil company Repsol

Spain’s government is concerned that the country’s hydrocarbons flagship Repsol-YPF could fall into foreign hands following the 30% voting block made up of Mexico’s Pemex and construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso.
Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 22:08 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas among the top short list of money loosing air carriers

Aerolíneas Argentinas is estimated to have lost in the last twelve months 486 million dollars which puts her among the air carriers with greatest losses in the world. Only Air India, also government managed, but with 30.000 staff (three times her Argentine counterpart) dilapidated 1.2 billion dollars and Kuwait Airways, 564 million dollars
Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 22:05 UTC
Half a million sheep dead in Patagonia because of the volcanic ash

Half a million sheep have already died in Argentine Patagonia as a result of the eruption of the Chilean volcano Puyehe, which has covered most fields in the province of Chubut with a film made of a mix of mineral ash.