Stories for May 2008
Latest News feed“World No Tobacco Day “. “Tobacco-Free Youth.“
As a reminder to the public that there is a better life beyond tobacco, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated (today) on May 31.This year’s theme is “Tobacco-Free Youth.“
TACA passenger jet crashes in Honduras; 5 killed
A jetliner overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital on Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground. At least 65 people were injured.
Oil prices makes Euro Zone inflation bounce to 3.6% in May
Inflation in the Euro zone bounced to a record 3.6% in May amid soaring oil prices, according to a first estimate from the EU Eurostat data agency released on Friday. The 12-month inflation rate had eased in April to 3.3% after hitting 3.6% in March, the highest level since the launch of the Euro in 1999.
Greenspan forecasts no “bubble” threat because of inflation
United States former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday in Canada that he does not expect another “bubble” in world markets for a long time but warned about the threat of inflation.
World’s richest man confident in Latinamerica’s future
Carlos Slim, president of Telmex, Mexico’s telecommunications giant said he was confident in the current and future growth of Latinamerica during his participation in a forum in Mexico City to celebrate the country’s fiftieth anniversary of the Economics Circle.
Whales are back in Patagonia and can be seen on internet
Franca whales are back in Argentine Patagonia, more precisely at Peninsula Valdes and the provincial government of Chubut has resorted to internet video to share whale watching with a world audience.
Unemployment in Punta Arenas remains stable at 2.6%
Unemployment in Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile was 2.6% in the three months period, February, March, April, compared to a national average of 7.6%, according to the latest release from the Statistics Office.
European fishermen up in arms over fuel prices
Thousands of fishermen in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Belgium are on strike protesting rising fuel prices. Union leaders said on Thursday Portugal’s entire coastal fleet stayed in port on Friday, while in Spain, 7,000 fishermen held protests at the agriculture ministry.
EU steel lobby rejects BHP Billiton Rio Tinto takeover bid
Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. formally filed Friday with the European Commission to take over rival Rio Tinto, triggering an antitrust review of the hostile takeover. The EC confirmed the notification and will reach a decision by July 4 when it can approve the deal, open an in-depth investigation or permit a short extension.
UN praises adoption of convention on cluster munitions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Friday the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Dublin, and encouraged States to ratify the new agreement.
