Stories for September 15th 2004
FIBS Breaking news.
Headlines:
New Appointment; £25,000 for Boston Seafood Exhibit; Santiago based Chamber of Commerce to visit; Artist James' London opening.
Brazilian Debt Greatest in Latin America.
The 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to end 2004 with a gross foreign debt of $776 billion, a report released by Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika said.
Brazil is Hackers Favourite.
Brazil has become the global capital for computer hacking and internet fraud, according to experts at a meeting in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital. 500 experts from around the world are attending the first international conference to combat electronic crime.
Worlds First Super Telescope.
Australia will build in the south east of the country a ‘super-telescope' called “SkyMapper” with which it hopes to provide the first digital map of the sky in the southern hemisphere, the Australian National University (UNA) has reported.
FOG Stock Market Debut.
Falkland Oil and Gas is to offer investors a stake on possible oil reserves near the Falkland Islands later this week, when it announces details of its planned Aim listing.
Oil: OPEC Agrees to Increase Production Quota.
OPEC has agreed to increase official oil production by a million barrels a day, equivalent to 4%, up to 27 million barrels, in the hope off bringing prices down to under U$40.
Chile's Pinochet Enters Hospital.
Chilean former dictator Augusto Pinochet was admitted to a Military Hospital, apparently with “an acute respiratory condition,”, the hospital said
FIBS: Caught in the Net.
This year's loligo catch looks set to go down as one of the worst in Falkland's history.
