Stories for November 20th 2013

Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 22:38 UTC
Cristina Fernandez assets increase 20% to 8 million dollars in 2012

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s assets increased in a 20% whereas Vice-President Amado Boudou’s estate decreased by 3%, according to the affidavits released this week by the Justice Ministry’s Anti-Corruption Office.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 21:15 UTC
Abstention won Chile's Sunday election, but it's also a vote: rejecting the political system

Chileans went to the polls Sunday and chose to send Michelle Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei to a runoff election with 46.7% and 25% of the vote respectively, but abstention far outstripped them both — less than half the number of voters on the electoral roll cast a vote.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 20:49 UTC
US consumer prices fell 0.1% in October and in the last twelve months was 1%

US consumer prices fell 0.1% in October as petrol prices dropped, the US Labor Department has said. Petrol prices fell 2.9%, the biggest drop since April. The cost of new cars, clothes and healthcare also fell. The decrease meant that annual inflation in the 12 months to October was just 1%.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 20:43 UTC
Bank of England enthusiastic about UK recovery, according to November minutes

The UK is in a sustained recovery and does not face major inflation risks, Bank of England policymakers have said. Minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee's November meeting showed the nine members all voted to leave interest rates at 0.5%.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 20:38 UTC
Galicia companies involved in sales of undeclared fish catches: tax evasion close to 14 million Euros

The first four ship owners summoned by the Court of Marin, Galicia, northwest Spain admitted to having incurred in fraudulent tax practices in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Pontevedra Criminal Crimes prosecutor accused the fishing vessel owners of fraud totaling 13.7 million Euros, from the sale of undeclared fish catches from the cooperative San Miguel de Marin
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 05:22 UTC
Cristina Fernandez most emblematic and faithful “K soldier” sent to Italy

On Tuesday, one day after resuming her Executive duties, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez accepted the resignation of the most emblematic of the Kirchner-couple bullying tactics, a true 'K soldier' who has been on the job since 2005 and was expected to step down with the lady in 2015.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 05:16 UTC
U.S. and Europe talks advance towards liberalizing bilateral trade

A week of trade talks in Brussels have taken the European Union and the United States a little closer to a deal to liberalize bilateral trade. EU officials say the trade relationship with the US is already the biggest in the world, worth more than 2bn Euros a day, but barriers remain, and removing them could make it even bigger. If it happens, the agreement would be huge, capable of changing the shape of global trade.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 05:06 UTC
Brazil agriculture in state of emergency following infestations of Helicoverpa caterpillar

Infestations of the Helicoverpa caterpillar in Brazil's grain belt prompted the agriculture ministry this week to declare a state of emergency in the leading soy state of Mato Grosso, highlighting the potential risk to large parts of the crop.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 04:55 UTC
Uruguay confirms third pulp mill project, but to the east of the country close to Brazil

Finland's UPM/Botnia plant, which is an ongoing motive of dispute with Argentina is planning a second pulp mill but to the east of Uruguay, announced Vice-president Danilo Astori, confirming a previous statement from the First Lady and Senator Lucia Topolansky.
Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 04:48 UTC
Falklands' delegation to Overseas Territories conferences in London and Brussels

Two Falkland Islands Members of the Legislative Assembly, Roger Edwards and Ian Hansen will be attending the second annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Conference (JMC) in London on the 25th of November 2013. The Falkland Islands’ delegation will also include HE the Governor Nigel Haywood, Jamie Fotheringham (Head of Policy), and Sukey Cameron (UK Representative).