Stories for July 22nd 2007
Sunday, July 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Amazon radar failure deepens Brazil air travel woes
A radar failure over the Amazon forced Brazil to turn back or ground a string of international flights Saturday, deepening a national aviation crisis just hours after the president unveiled safety measures prompted by the country's deadliest air disaster.
Sunday, July 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Striking fishermen in Patagonia agree truce until Wednesday
Striking fishermen in Patagonia who caused considerable damage to several processing plants which they torched last Friday accepted mediation in the conflict from the provincial government of Santa Cruz.
Sunday, July 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner government payroll balloons at 441 per day rate
Argentina last year under President Nestor Kirchner contracted 161.000 government employees at federal, provincial and municipal level, which is equivalent to 441 per working day, (or 18 every 60 minutes) according to La Nacion Sunday edition.
