Stories for September 10th 2005
Chile receives first Scorpone class submarine
Chile officially received Friday in Cherbourg, France, the first of two Scorpane class submarines specially built for the Chilean Navy.
Chile raises basic interest rate to 4%
Confirming market expectations the Chilean Central Bank Monetary Council during its September meeting agreed to raise the basic interest rate 25 points to 4%, the seventh increase in 2005.
Matthei reported to court
Former Chilean air force commander-in-chief Fernando Matthei has been reported to an Argentine court on charges of homicide.
Gibraltar National Day
Today, September 10th Gibraltarians again took to the streets dressed in red and white to celebrate National Day.
Brazil - Peru transoceanic highway project begins
The president of Peru; Bolivia and Brazil inaugurated a $ 810 million highway project to connect Brazil's Atlantic coast to Peru's Pacific port before the end of the decade.
Chilean President Urges People to Keep Calm in Coup Anniversary
Sept 11 is a dark day in Chile the anniversary of Gen August Pinochet's bloody cup and as in the past, its finds Chileans not just sad, but angry.
