Stories for 2012

Friday, November 9th 2012 - 06:19 UTC
Leading pollster dumps October survey because Chileans preferred not to reply

One of Chile’s leading pollsters Adimark GfK announced on Thursday it would not be publishing the political public opinion poll for the month of October because of the high percentage of “no reply” during interviews.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Bank of England leaves further stimuli and rate on hold

The Bank of England has decided not to extend its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus program, which has injected £375bn into the UK financial system. Under QE, the Bank creates money and uses it to buy government bonds to try to stimulate the economy.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 06:05 UTC
EU and ten Latinamerican countries end 20-year ‘banana dispute’

The European Union and ten Latinamerican countries signed an agreement on Thursday settling the longest running series of disputes in the history of the multilateral trading system, better known as the ‘banana dispute’.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 06:01 UTC
Why foreign policy holds the key to Obama’s second term

President Barack Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney is a landmark moment in US politics. He is only the second Democratic president to win re-election since Franklin Roosevelt in 1936, doing so despite a very challenging economic headwind of sluggish growth and comparatively high unemployment in the United States.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:57 UTC
Outgoing Chinese leader: tackle corruption otherwise party and state will collapse

China’s outgoing leader has warned corruption could destroy the Communist Party but stepped up plans to double the size of the economy and build a powerful maritime force. President Hu Jintao unveiled an ambitious target to double per-capita incomes and implied the economy would achieve annual growth of about 7% over the next eight years.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:41 UTC
Drastic changes in UK forces: Territorial Army will be deployed in the Falklands

UK Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond signalled Thursday morning that members of the Territorial Army will be deployed to the Falkland Islands. Addressing the House of Commons Secretary Hammond said that reserve forces will be expected to fulfill new roles including contributing to standing commitments such as the Falklands.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:30 UTC
Strong controversy at the 2012 World Travel Market in London

World Travel Market 2012, the leading global event for the travel industry, became the hub of the world's tourism trade this week in London when more than 100 ministers attended the sixth UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)&Ministers' Summit.
Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:08 UTC
8N knock out for Cristina Fernandez who nevertheless said “I will never give up”

Hundreds of thousands of protestors, probably a million according to some estimates, took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday evening to hold the 8N pot-banging demonstration against the administration of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez.
Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:23 UTC
Former Uruguayan presidents disenchanted with Mercosur but divided on the path to follow

Four former elected Uruguayan presidents openly discussed Mercosur revealing an overall disenchantment with the regional political and trade group but with different emphasis as to what was the path to follow.
Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:17 UTC
Making marihuana legal voted in Colorado and Washington, defying federal law

Colorado and Washington became the first US states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration.