Politics

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:36 UTC
Google is “totally wrong” in stopping filtering Chinese site, warns Beijing

Google Inc. is “totally wrong” in stopping censorship of its Chinese-language search results and blaming China for “alleged hacker attacks,” Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday, citing an unidentified government official.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC
European Union remains divided over monetary aid to Greece

The president of the European Commission challenged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to rise above domestic politics and agree on a financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece to help preserve European monetary union.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:18 UTC
Green light for Argentina to restructure 20 billion in defaulted debt

Argentina has US regulatory approval to restructure 20 billion USD in defaulted debt and expects to launch the deal within three weeks, announced the government on Monday.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:13 UTC
Drug abuse among teenagers in several South American countries

The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), and the United Nations (UN), through its Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), presented in Vienna the latest joint study on drug consumption among student populations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 02:55 UTC
Four Rio Tinto executives admit taking bribes to a court in Shanghai

Four executives of mining giant Rio Tinto have admitted to a court in the Chinese city of Shanghai that they took bribes, officials have said. Lawyers for the men - Australian Stern Hu and three Chinese colleagues - said they admitted accepting some money but are disputing the amounts.
Monday, March 22nd 2010 - 21:25 UTC
All set for Insulza’s re-election in OAS; Piñera flies to Washington in support

With a few hours left before the election of a new Secretary General for the Organization of American States, OAS, which has as only candidate Chilean Jose Miguel Insulza running for re-election, Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno said that support from United States is “welcome”.
Monday, March 22nd 2010 - 21:08 UTC
“Slow and sluggish” UK economy in 2010 forecasts British Industry

The UK economy is in for a “bumpy ride” in 2010, according to a report from the UK's largest employers' group. Growth will remain fragile and the economy will be “slow and sluggish” as Government stimulus measures - like the VAT cut and the car scrappage scheme - are phased out, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said.
Monday, March 22nd 2010 - 21:05 UTC
Latinamerica leads in distribution of free laptops for schoolchildren

The massive delivery of free laptops for schoolchildren -- begun on an experimental basis nearly three years ago in Uruguay -- is booming throughout Latin America.
Monday, March 22nd 2010 - 20:53 UTC
IDB agrees to 70 billion USD capital increase and condones Haiti’s debt

The Inter American Development Bank’s (IDB) board agreed to a 70 billion US dollars capital increase, an amount that should allow the organization to lend 12 billion a year, bank President Luis Alberto Moreno said during the annual meeting in Mexico.
Monday, March 22nd 2010 - 11:18 UTC
US Congress passes Barack Obama's historic health care reform bill

Barack Obama has convinced Democrats in the US Congress to pass his historic health care reform bill, handing the president a victory that will give nearly every American the right to health coverage and could define his time in office.