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  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Obama transition team supports call for Latam free trade

    United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Latinamerica to continue fighting poverty and avoid the temptation of closing off trade. Rice said on Wednesday countries should not “repeat the mistakes of the Great Depression when nations deepened that crisis by turning inward”.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    UN admits human rights protection is far from achieved

    The international community has not lived up to the vision held in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a ceremony on Wednesday marking the 60th anniversary of the landmark document.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Russia/Argentina sign “strategic alliance” and criticize US

    President Medvedev and his counterpart Cristina Fernadez

    Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called for a closer partnership with Russia at Kremlin talks on Wednesday, implying criticism to the United States perceived dominance of world affairs.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Germany/UK clash over origin of crisis and Keynes legacy

    Mr Steinbruck has not minced his words

    The German finance minister has launched an outspoken attack on the UK government's plans to help pull Britain out of the economic downturn. In an unusual breach of standard diplomacy, Peer Steinbruck attacked the UK's decision to cut VAT and raise the national debt to record levels.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Putin's Russia supports Argentina's Falklands claim

    CFK: "Latinamerica needs Chavez as Europe needs  Putin"

    Russia openly supported Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands and called for a peaceful resolution of the dispute with Britain in the joint statement following the meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner with counterpart Dmitri Medvedev.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Royal Navy cash saving review delays building of carriers

    Hutton: Greater support for operations in  Afghanistan and Irak

    Britain's Royal Navy two new aircraft carriers are likely to be delayed by up to two years following a cash-saving review of Ministry of Defence equipment spending, it was announced this week.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    German economy forecasted to contract 2.2% next year

    Germany's Munich based Ifo (Institute for Economic Research) expects the German economy to contract 2.2% in 2009 and continue falling into the following year, according to a forecast published on Thursday.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Global oil demand forecasted to drop, first time since 1983

    Global oil demand will contract this year for the first time since 1983 shrinking by 200.000 barrels per day, with the total revised down to 85.8 million barrels per day according to the monthly report from the International Energy Agency.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Tentative agreement for second EU Ireland referendum

    The way could be cleared for Ireland to hold a second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty by October 2009, a draft statement by EU leaders said Thursday.

    The statement grants several major concessions to Dublin in an effort to convince Irish voters of the merits of adopting the reforming treaty, which attempts to streamline decision-making within the 27-member bloc.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Brazil demands leadership from Obama on trade

    Minister Celso Amorim: "PLS no hiding behind formalities"

    Brazil said on Thursday that global trade talks need a strong signal from US President-elect Barack Obama to save them from failure. Brazilian Minister Celso Amorim made the announcement after meeting with World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy in Geneva.