Archive for March 10th, 2012
Obama reiterates commitment to reconstruction of Japan
U.S. President Barack Obama today reiterated his country’s commitment to the reconstruction of Japan after a year of 9 earthquake on the Richter scale that devastated the country and triggered a tsunami that caused 19,000 victims. “A year later, we remain committed to helping the people of Japan in the reconstruction” led by the Japanese [...]
Americans “very concerned” about debt, survey finds
Most Americans express “very concerned” about the impact it can have on the economy the amount of national debt held by other countries, more than any other global issue, according to a survey released today by Gallup. Of the four international issues covered in the survey, Americans were less concerned about the financial situation in [...]
Canadian Batero estimated a millionaire gold reserves in Colombia
The company filed an independent technical report, which states that its mines in Colombia may have 3.5 million ounces of gold in indicated resources, that has some level of confidence, but can not be classified as proved reserves. Batero Gold Corp. is a Canadian-born owner of Batero-Quinchia gold project located in the department of Risaralda [...]
The cyber security market in full boom for industrials and defense
Pirate attacks, industrial espionage and destructive viruses have made the Internet network in the fifth dimension of defense, and industrial market plunge right in this boom. United States on Tuesday indicted five hackers, some members of the group of hackers Anonymous, accused of attacks against a total of one million people, including governments and large [...]
Iran Internet censorship justified by the alleged espionage and corruption
Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Reza Taguipur, justified today Internet censorship in his country for alleged espionage and the spread of corruption, he said, taking place in the global network of Western countries. “Western countries, with the U.S. in the lead, use the Internet to spy and to spread corruption in the world,” [...]
The case of Greece casts doubt on the stock market
The process of debt cancellation Greek has cast doubt on the functioning and effectiveness of non-payment of insurance contracted by the holders of sovereign bonds, with the possibility that other countries like Spain, Portugal and Italy also face restructuring. For a relatively new market such as CDS (default insurance), the case of Greece has posed [...]
Van Rompuy believes that the EU has reached a turning point in the crisis
The European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy said today that the agreement to provide a second bailout for Greece, to 130,000 million euros, has reached “a turning point” in the sovereign debt crisis. In an interview with the Belgian financial newspaper Dutch “De Tijd” Van Rompuy said that “problems have not yet finished, but the [...]
U.S. working with South Korea to reduce the purchase of Iranian oil
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged today that pressure on countries like South Korea to increase its sanctions and reduce its dependence on Iranian oil are difficult, but added that progress has been made. At a meeting in Washington today with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, Secretary of State acknowledged “the hard choices and [...]
British Deputy Prime Minister proposes a tax on the rich
British Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, proposes to make the UK a tax “tycoons” to ensure that they contribute to the Treasury with a higher percentage of their income. Prior to the start today of the biannual congress of his training in Gateshead (northern England), Clegg, criticized their ranks by excessive [...]
Bill Clinton announces new projects to supply solar power in Haiti
Former President Bill Clinton today announced four new commitments to supply solar power in Haiti through its Foundation members, after a three-day trip to the country to verify the work of installation of photovoltaic panels that are already underway. “These projects demonstrate the power of solar energy to transform the lives of thousands of Haitians, [...]
