Stories for April 2013

Monday, April 15th 2013 - 03:05 UTC
Bachelet proclaimed pre-candidate promises tax and education reforms

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet was proclaimed as pre-candidate for the coming presidential elections next November 17 during a political rally in Santiago organized by the Socialists and the Party for Democracy (PPD).
Monday, April 15th 2013 - 03:01 UTC
Francis names advisory board of cardinals to advise on reforming the Curia

Pope Francis, in his first major decision, set up an advisory board of cardinals from around the world to help him govern the Catholic Church and reform its troubled central administration.
Monday, April 15th 2013 - 02:56 UTC
Bird flu reaches Beijing; first case outside east China which has reported 51 infections

Chinese capital Beijing reported on Saturday its first case of a new strain of bird flu, state news agency Xinhua said, the first time it has been found in a human outside of eastern China.
Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 05:39 UTC
A view from the Falklands on Margaret Thatcher's legacy

By Mike Summers (*)

The reports on the reaction in the United Kingdom to the death of Baroness Thatcher have shown a clear contrast between those who approved of her policies and those that did not. This is understandable and is no doubt true of any prime minister. However, here in the Falkland Islands there is very little difference of opinion. Margaret Thatcher is held in high regard and with deep affection by Islanders, for she is someone to whom we owe much.
Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 05:36 UTC
Brazil determined to lower inflation; Central bank could raise Selic rate at next meeting

Brazil's top two economic policymakers warned on Friday that high inflation will not be tolerated. Central bank chief Alexandre Tombini and Finance Minister Guido Mantega said at separate events the government will not hesitate in taking measures to combat high inflation.
Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 05:31 UTC
Madrid’s city council to vote naming a street after Margaret Thatcher

Madrid's conservative-run city council said on Friday it wants to name a street in the Spanish capital after former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose legacy has proved as polarising in death as she was in life.
Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 05:29 UTC
President Rousseff pledges to double Brazilian per capita income by 2022

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Friday that the government intends to double per capita income by 2022, when Brazil celebrates 200 years of independence from Portugal.
Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 01:37 UTC
Falkland Islands’ history and referendum message impact in Honduras and Guatemala

The way the Falkland Islands have developed into a self governing and self financing country and the recent referendum with its strong message, attracted genuine attention of another two countries visited by a Falklands’ delegation.
Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 01:32 UTC
Falkland Islands’ delegation received in Latam with open doors and genuine interest

Latinamerican members of government, opinion formers and academics have been genuinely interested in hearing the Falkland Islanders’ point of view and the recent referendum results, revealed Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gavin Short.
Friday, April 12th 2013 - 23:12 UTC
Thatcherism spread far and wide but with a hollowed middle class, for how long?

By Gwynne Dyer - Margaret Thatcher was the woman who began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the West in the past three decades. But it is an open question whether even the crash of 2008 and the ensuing prolonged recession have finally ended the long reign of her ideas in Western politics.