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- Over 250 dead in Haiti cholera outbreak, thousands infected
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast
- G20 agrees to avoid currency war, also agrees to reduce trade imbalances
- Fernando Alonso wins 2010 Korean Grand Prix
| Over 250 dead in Haiti cholera outbreak, thousands infected Posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 At least 259 people are dead and over 3000 people have been infected in the Haitian cholera outbreak. Officials from the United Nations have said that they fear that the disease will spread across the entire country. As the cholera spreads quickly across the country anxiety levels are high as fears mount that the disease will spread to the earthquake ravaged city of Port-au-Prince. However, so far only a few cases have been reported in the capital which occurred when five people from the Artibonite region traveled to the capital where the disease became symptomatic. More...   |
| Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast Posted: |
| G20 agrees to avoid currency war, also agrees to reduce trade imbalances Posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 The Group of 20 (G20) of the world's leading developed and developing countries' finance ministers agreed on Saturday to pursue a plan that would avoid dangerous currency devaluations and would also would attempt to reduce trade imbalances. The plan was introduced by the United States, and the G20 meeting was held in South Korea. The plan was announced amid rising worries of a "currency war" that would lead to devalued currencies in order to get an export advantage and would damage the global economy. "Our cooperation is essential. We are all committed to play our part in achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth in a collaborative and coordinated way," a statement released by the G20 said. More... |
| Fernando Alonso wins 2010 Korean Grand Prix Posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso won the first ever FIA 2010 Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam, South Korea. With two races to go, Alonso now leads the drivers' championship, closely followed by Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton. More... |
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