Stories for March 28th 2007
High speed train in Argentina?
A French consortium headed by Alstom was the only candidate left in the race for the ambitious project of President Nestor Kirchner's administration of a high speed train linking the capital Buenos Aires with the country's main two cities, Rosario and Cordoba.
Lan Chile Airbus has near miss from Russian Space Junk
Pieces of space junk from a Russian satellite coming out of orbit narrowly missed hitting a jetliner over the Pacific Ocean overnight.
Malvinas war next of kin to visit Darwin cemetery
Argentine Malvinas war next of kin of Argentines combatants who died in the 1982 conflict will be visiting the Argentine Cemetery in Falklands Islands later this year it was officially announced Wednesday by the Falklands' elected government.
Argentina's decision “in no way helps” with its Falklands claims
Argentina's decision to void a 1995 South Atlantic hydrocarbons cooperation joint declaration “in no way will it help” with Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, it's a decision that the United Kingdom “regrets”.
Scioli and Taiana to lead main Malvinas conflict commemoration
Argentina's vice president Daniel Scioli and Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana will lead next Monday April 2 in Ushuaia the main commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the South Atlantic conflict which in Argentina is remembered as Malvinas Veteran's Day.
UK National Trust calls for conservation of peat bogs
The United Kingdom government should conserve peat bogs as a way of curbing climate change, the National Trust is urging, reports BBC.
Brazilian budget airline GOL takes over full control of Varig
Brazilian budget airline Gol announced it will buy struggling rival Varig for 275 million US dollars, (98 million cash), once Brazil's proud flag carrier.
