Stories for September 9th 2014

Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:57 UTC
Opposition parties five points ahead of Uruguay's ruling coalition for October election

With less than fifty days to national elections when Uruguayans will vote for president and a new parliament (26 October), public opinion polls indicate that the ruling coalition until a few months ago the undisputed winner, faces a runoff and whoever wins will have to rule with a divided legislative.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:46 UTC
Uruguay opens second pulp mill with annual production capacity of 1.45 million tons

Uruguay officially inaugurated on Monday a second pulp mill, Montes del Plata, on the River Plate, belonging to Chile's Arauco and Swedish-Finnish Stora Enso, which is considered the largest single investment in the country and will have an annual production of 1.3 million tons.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:36 UTC
A hundred Spanish fishing vessels return to Moroccan waters

Representatives of the European Union (EU) and Morocco that make up the Joint Committee managed to solve all the practical issues which have been pending since the bilateral fisheries agreement was signed and that prevented the African country from issuing the fishing licenses.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:22 UTC
UK agreement in principle for 'ad hoc' talks with Spain and Gibraltar

The British Government has confirmed that after the “disappointment” of delays it has now reached “agreement in principle to the terms for talks and are discussing with both the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Gibraltar how and when talks can be organized.”
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:11 UTC
Antarctica sea levels rising faster because of fresh water from melting glaciers, say researchers

Sea levels around Antarctica are rising faster than anywhere else in the southern ocean. The global average rise in ocean heights in the last 19 years has been 6cms, but the rise in seas around Antarctica is 2cms higher.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:07 UTC
Japan's economy contracted 1.8% in second quarter; fall blamed on consumer sales tax

Japan's economy shrank 1.8% in the April-to-June period, worse than forecast and raising more questions about the government's economic policy. The official data confirmed that the world's third largest economy suffered its sharpest quarterly contraction since the 2011 earthquake disaster.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:00 UTC
China exports up 9.4% in August over a year ago, but imports were down 2.4%

China's latest export numbers rose by 9.4% in August from a year earlier, beating forecasts of about 8% growth. The official data showed imports dropped by 2.4% from the year before, though, which left the country with a record surplus of 49.8bn dollars.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:44 UTC
UK Coca Cola adopts color coded labeling with nutritional information

Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) is adopting the UK Government’s voluntary front of pack nutrition labeling scheme, which combines nutrient amounts and percentage Reference Intakes (RIs) with color-coding to show how much fat, saturated fat, salt, sugar and energy (calories) is in a product.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:35 UTC
William and Kate expecting their second baby and fourth-in-line to British throne

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their second baby, his office announced on Monday. The baby will be fourth-in-line to the British throne, after grandfather Prince Charles, father William and elder brother George, the couple's first child who was born in July last year.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:27 UTC
Dilma confirms Finance minister Mantega is stepping down in October

President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff has affirmed that current Finance minister Guido Mantega will not carry on in his post should the Workers' Party (PT) candidate win a second term as head of state in October's presidential elections.