Stories for August 2007

Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's deforestation rate 'falls'

Destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped by nearly a third during the last year to its lowest rate in the last seven years, according to government figures.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Massive coordinated liquidity injection to sooth markets

The United States Federal Reserve pumped 38 billion dollars into the banking system Friday, marking its biggest operation since the week of the 9/11 terror attacks, as it vied to shore up the US financial system.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brown says FAM outbreak limited to small area of England

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that foot-and-mouth disease had been stopped from spreading outside a small area of England, despite tests for a suspected new outbreak in a herd several kilometers from the initial cluster of cases.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands have highest internet connections percentage in the region

The Falkland Islands, considered as part of the South American continent, have the highest percentage of population internet connection, 69%, followed by Chile, 42%, Argentina 34% and Uruguay 33.6% according to the latest release from Internet World Stats.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner warns oil companies about investments

Argentina is willing to invest heavily in the exploration and production of natural gas in Bolivia if the multinational companies, such as (Brazil's) Petrobras and (Spain's) Repsol-YPF, are not committed to the undertaking warned Argentine president Nestor Kirchner in Tarija.
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Another stashed money scandal rocks Kirchner's administration

An Argentine official resigned on Thursday after a Venezuelan businessman was found carrying about 800,000 US dollars in undeclared cash on a government-chartered flight, the latest scandal to rock President Nestor Kirchner's administration.
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: 'Penguin News' Weekly update

Headlines:
Year 6 are Islands' first young lifesavers; Councillor's wages should not be an incentive to stand for election; Stay vigilant to prevent F&M entering Islands; New Senior Magistrate to take up post soon.
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FAO signs agreement to improve fisheries management in Uruguay

Uruguay and FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, signed last July an agreement for the implementation of a three years fisheries management project which hopefully will make Uruguay's fishing industry more efficient and with greater technical emphasis.
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US markets plunge and more volatility forecasted

United States stocks plunged Thursday with the Dow Jones falling to its second worst close so far this year, as reports of liquidating hedge funds triggered more credit-related anxiety
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
British company project for 74 MW wind farm in Chile

British company Seawind has filed the environmental impact report (EIA) for an ambitious renewable energy project that would create Chile's largest wind farm.