Stories for April 2013

Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 19:54 UTC
Federal Reserve announces day of issue of redesigned 100 dollars bill note

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that the redesigned 100 dollars note will begin circulating on October 8, 2013. This note, which incorporates new security features such as a blue, 3-D security ribbon, will be easier for the public to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 19:44 UTC
Falkland Islands’ Desk in Foreign Office impresses visiting Chevening scholars

Two Chevening scholars from British Overseas Territories visited the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and were impressed at the number of staff focused on the Falklands and their knowledge and proactive stance towards the Islands.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 18:46 UTC
China confirms is has become Australia’s main client for beef and veal

Australia’s beef and veal exports for March increased 5% year-on-year, to 87,742 tonnes swt, with the Chinese market again setting a monthly record high, at 12,320 tonnes swt (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries).
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 06:07 UTC
‘Official poverty’ in Argentina 2.5 million people; private estimate: 11 million

The rate of poverty in Argentina dropped to 5.4% last year and indigence was down to 1.5%, according to data released by the controversial government’s stats office, Indec. A person ceases to be indigent in Argentina if he can feed on 6 Pesos daily, which based on the official rate is just over one dollar but in the parallel market 75 US cents.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 06:00 UTC
Maduro declares electricity ‘emergency’ and calls the Army in support

President Nicolas Maduro's government declared a 90-day “emergency” in Venezuela's electricity sector this week to speed up infrastructure work and equipment imports needed to prevent politically-contentious power cuts.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 05:54 UTC
US temporarily suspends sales of Gold Eagle coins to replenish inventories

The United States Mint has temporarily suspended sales of one-tenth ounce American Gold Eagle bullion coins. The suspension was indicated late Tuesday within a memo distributed to authorized purchasers citing recent strong demand for the gold bullion coins.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 05:46 UTC
China to overtake US as main oil importer by 2014 says OPEC

China is on course to overtake the US as the world’s top crude importer by 2014, as the Asian country’s growing refining capacity boosts demand and America’s fracking boom cuts the need for foreign oil, OPEC said in its monthly report.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:49 UTC
Falklands ‘is about people; it is not about rocks; about people self determining their future’

“The Falkland Islands is about people; it is not about rocks. It is about people’s right to lead lives as they wish to lead them. As people in Argentina can: to live in peace, prosperity. It is about making their choices and leading their lives and having their home as an expression of their wishes, not somebody else’s wishes. They should be able to self-determine their own futures”.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:41 UTC
Three Latin American countries collaborate on smart visa system

Tourism ministers and government representatives from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador have agreed to collaborate on the implementation of a joint smart visa system. The system will allow visitors to the region to benefit from a facilitated and more secure entry.
Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:09 UTC
Bolivia takes Chile to the International Court of Justice to reclaim sea outlet

Landlocked Bolivia sued neighboring Chile on Wednesday in the Hague before the International Court of Justice as it pressed a longstanding claim to recover land lost in a 19th century war and thus regain access to the sea.<br />
Chile quickly responded that the issue was not negotiable.