Stories for October 5th 2012

Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:58 UTC
Brazil food giant Marfrig preparing for a long weekend of Xmas festivity

Brazil’s food giant Marfrig and the second largest in beef provision, is increasing the use of its installed capacity to address the growing domestic demand according to Joao Sampaio, deputy chief Marfrig’s investors relations.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:55 UTC
Brazil September inflation higher on food prices, but bank could further cut Selic rate

September inflation in Brazil was up 0.57% on higher food prices according to the latest release from the country’s stats office, IBGE. This was the highest rate since last April (0.64%) and the steepest for September since 2003, (0.78%).
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:51 UTC
Significant drop in US unemployment triggers controversy with former GE CEO

The US unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest rate since January 2009, figures from the Department of Labour have shown, surprising analysts who had been expecting a small rise.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:47 UTC
Decline in Canada’s canola crop impacts on oilseed markets

Chicago soybean futures edged higher on Friday, building on the last two sessions of gains with support from a revival in US exports and a surprise decline in estimates for Canada's canola crop.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:41 UTC
Pentagon chief flies to Uruguay for Defence Ministers of the Americas conference

United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta starts on Friday a week-long trip to Peru and Uruguay where he will attend the Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:06 UTC
HMS Protector on route to the Antarctic previous surveying in St Helena

The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol ship HMS Protector is on her way for an eight-month deployment surveying and patrolling Antarctica. She left Portsmouth late September and is currently visiting St Helena to conduct surveys of the harbour in preparation for the building of a new jetty.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 20:38 UTC
Cuban prominent blogger detained in Cuba ahead of trial involving Spanish politician

Cuba was reported to have arrested prominent blogger Yoani Sanchez Friday in a crackdown on dissidents as the vehicular manslaughter trial of a Spanish politician got under way here. Angel Carromero, 27 who runs the youth wing of Spain’s ruling Popular Party went on trial for the death of a prominent dissident, Oswaldo Paya, in a car crash near this town in eastern Cuba.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 20:31 UTC
Residents leave doors open ‘round the clock’ in crime-free Falkland Islands

By Alicia Dunkley-Willis - Keys left in ignitions, house doors left unlocked, just about one murder over the last 30 years and police officers who don't carry firearms on the beat is the nothing less than utopic reality of the Falkland Islands.Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Haywood is a willing witness.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 20:15 UTC
Southern Europeans flocking to Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico

A European Union (EU)-funded IOM study released on Friday on migratory flows in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and between LAC and the EU, shows a marked increase in migration from the EU to LAC and a marked decrease in the number of LAC migrants entering the EU.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 19:57 UTC
Capriles claims Chavez ‘handed out’ 9 billion dollars to Mercosur allies

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles claims that the regime of President Hugo Chavez handed out nine billion dollars to Mercosur members (except for Brazil and Chile) as part of his plan to “export the Bolivarian revolution”.