Stories for October 19th 2007
Chile responds to UK Antarctic seabed claim presentation
Chile's Foreign Ministry responded cautiously Thursday evening to reported plans by the British government to claim vast areas of sea territory around Antarctica. The UK apparently will base its claim on the UN's Law of the Sea Convention in a submission to the organization's commission on the limits of the continental shelf.
Mexican Congress approves landing fee for cruise visitors
Mexico will charge a 5 US dollar per capita landing fee to all foreign visitors calling in Mexican ports as of next year if President Felipe Calderon signs the bill which was approved Thursday by Congress.
Ozone layer hole perimeter closing in on Punta Arenas
Since Wednesday this week Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile has been exposed to higher levels of ultra violet radiation because the perimeter of the ozone layer hole has moved over the region.
Falkland Islands: 'Penguin News' weekly update
Headlines:
New and improved airbridge? Government pushes for a service which aids economic growth; Nordnorge leads the way; Badminton team go for it in Greenland; Come on England!; Today's listings – today.
UK and Spain in diplomatic exchange over Odyssey wrangle
Spain's detention of the treasure-hunting ship Odyssey Explorer on Tuesday has prompted a diplomatic exchange between London and Madrid over the status of waters around Gibraltar.
Chile's reply to UK Antarctic seabed claims was “weak”
A leading Chilean member of Congress from the ruling coalition, who also sits in the Defence and Foreign Affairs committees, said that the Chilean government's reply to Britain's claims over the Antarctic seabed had been “weak”.
Scientists recommend 22.000 tons for North Sea cod quota
Stocks of North Sea cod have slightly increased but quotas should remain in place for 2008, the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) said Friday. The independent scientific body monitors fish stocks in the North Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic Sea issued its latest projections of cod and other fish species on Friday.
US markets plunge on growing concerns about a recession
United States stocks tumbled lower Friday (anniversary of 19 October 1987 Black Monday) closing a disastrous week sparked by poor bank and company earnings reports plus growing concerns about the state of the economy.
