Stories for October 2012

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 03:15 UTC
“How to Look Expensive”, the international beauty bible that suits body and budget

By Teresita D'Alessandro* - Reading “How to Look Expensive,” the new book written by Glamour Magazine’s Contributing Beauty Editor, Andrea Pomerantz Lustig, makes you feel like you found the pot of gold at the end of a fashionable rainbow!
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:46 UTC
South Georgia cruise season beats the trend and expects better one in 2012/13

A small increase in cruise ship visitors to South Georgia compared to the previous season bucks the trend of the Antarctic region. In the 2011/12 season tourists to the Antarctic fell by 22%, whereas in South Georgia they increased 8%, according to the September edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:37 UTC
US oil company team visit Falklands to assess industry’s infrastructure support

US based Noble Energy and farm-in partners with Falkland Islands Oil and Gas (FOGL) visited the Falklands to meet with their partners and the Falklands government and to assess in-situ the oil related infrastructure.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:01 UTC
China’ Sinochem further expands into Brazil’s offshore oil frontier

Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, ANP, approved Chinese oil company Sinochem's purchase of a 10% stake in five offshore blocks as the state-run company continues its expansion into Latin America's hottest oil frontier.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 00:49 UTC
Brazil central bank takes over mid-size bank; seventh bail-out since 2010

Brazil’s central bank took control of Banco BVA SA (BVA), the seventh lender seized or bailed out by regulators since 2010, after finding violations of industry standards and deteriorating finances.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 00:40 UTC
German luxury car maker BMW joins Brazil automobile industry

German carmaker BMW plans to build a factory in southern Brazil, a more than 200 million Euros investment expected to create 1,000 jobs. The luxury car giant hopes to start building the plant in April next year and producing cars in late 2014.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 23:37 UTC
Brazil purchases high-tech oceanographic research vessel

The Brazilian government announced on Monday that it will invest 162 million Reais (81 million dollars) in the purchase of a high-tech oceanography research vessel.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 21:20 UTC
FITB showcases Falklands worldwide

MANAGING Director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board Tony Mason is to lead a team of delegates from the Islands to World Travel Mart in London next month.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 19:51 UTC
Bolivia sells 500m dollars bond with 4.875% yield; first time in ninety years

Bolivia returned on Monday to global credit markets for the first time in almost a century with the launch of 500 million worth of 10-year bonds, reflecting investors' confidence.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 19:45 UTC
A fifth of Spaniards living below the poverty shows latest stats

Every fifth resident lives in poverty in Spain, new figures showed on Monday.
The national statistics institute INE said 21.1% of the 47-million population lives below the poverty line, meaning they live on less than 7,355 Euros (9,610 dollars) annually.