Stories for October 2012

Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 10:55 UTC
Painkiller as powerful as morphine has been found in deadly venom of the black mamba

A painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of the black mamba, say French scientists. The predator, which uses neurotoxins to paralyse and kill small animals, is one of the fastest and most dangerous snakes in Africa.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 10:32 UTC
Belgium provides financial support for demining programs in Ecuador and Peru

Belgium signed on Wednesday an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide financial support for the program “Landmine Victim Assistance in Ecuador and Peru,” carried out by the OAS.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:38 UTC
Uruguay in September definitively loses control of 2012 inflation target

Uruguay’s consumer prices soared 1.21% in September over August totalling 6.67% in nine months and 8.64% in the last twelve months, above the 7.88% at the end of August.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:34 UTC
Obama and Romney clash on taxes, deficit and health care

President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have clashed over their economic plans in the first of three televised debates. In their Denver duel, the candidates contrasted their approach on taxes, the deficit and healthcare.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:28 UTC
Massive protests from Argentine Coast and Border Guards demanding higher salaries

The administration of president Cristina Fernandez was facing on Wednesday the major challenge of her second mandate as thousands of troops and petty officers from the border patrol and coast guard, plus some naval and police sectors went on strike over wage cuts and working conditions.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:24 UTC
Lula da Silva’s former chief of staff ‘master mind’ of Brazil’s biggest corruption scandal

Former president Lula da Silva's chief of staff masterminded a vote-buying scheme by the ruling Workers Party in Brazil's Congress, a Supreme Court justice said Wednesday, in the biggest corruption scandal in the country in 20 years.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Fearing a collapse of their economy, Cubans overwhelmingly would vote for Chavez

Many Cubans are anxious about the results of Venezuela’ presidential election next Sunday and are praying for an Hugo Chavez victory since they are fearful of another collapse of the island’s economy if the winner is opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:11 UTC
Gibraltar hosts Labour party conference; Falklands’ MLAs also attended

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo hosted the annual Gibraltar Government reception at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday which was also attended by Falkland Islands Members of the Legislative Assembly, Jan Cheek and Ian Hansen.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 06:48 UTC
Falklands’ referendum will be done under scrutiny of “international observers”

The referendum to decide the political future of the Falkland Islands will be done under the scrutiny of a “whole series of international observers” come early 2013, Legislative Assembly member Dr Barry Elsby has said.
Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 06:45 UTC
Economic crisis still has six years before returning to decent shape”, says IMF

It will take at least ten years for the world economy to recover from the economic crisis that started in 2007 and to get back to the normal shape, International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard said in an interview published on Wednesday.