MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 18th 2013
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Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:49 UTC
Poverty rate in the US steady at 15%, which represents 46.5 million people
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that median household income in the United States in 2012 was 51,017 dollars and the official poverty rate was 15%, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than in 2007. Neither figure represents a statistically significant change from 2011.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:44 UTC
South Georgia looking ahead to a promising cruise and visitors’ season
Schedules for the coming tourist season show a significant increase in the number of ships (11%) and visitors planning to visit South Georgia, and a consequent expected increase in tourist numbers (20%), according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter July release.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:38 UTC
Brazilean hackers miss their target and attacks NASA instead of NSA
Hackers have hit back in retaliation for US cyber-spying on Brazil but mistook the US space agency NASA for the National Security Agency (NSA), a news website reported here Tuesday.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:32 UTC
Barclays ‘worst bank for honesty and customer service’ says UK ‘Move Your Money’ rating
Barclays is the worst bank for honesty and customer service, according to an ethical scorecard launched Monday in the UK to guide those looking to switch their current accounts. The bank picked up just four out of 100 points in campaign group Move Your Money’s ratings, with the five biggest banks among the poorest performers in the 70 that were assessed.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:27 UTC
Rousseff postpones state visit to Washington over US cyber-spying allegations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday postponed a state visit to Washington over allegations of US cyber-spying on her country. She announced the decision after discussing the spying row with US President Barack Obama Monday in a telephone call.
