Stories for May 24th 2004

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Stanley airport celebrates 25th anniversary

Falkland Islands are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Stanley's airport with a historic display in the Islands Museum.

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Magallanes exports increase 18%

In spite of suffering a 1% economic contraction in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2003, Magallanes Region exports jumped 18%, according to the latest release by the Regional Chilean Finance Ministry Representative and the National Statistics Office.

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Fuel smuggling from Argentina

Magallanes energy distributors are warning local authorities of an incipient but growing contraband of fuel from neighbouring Argentine Patagonia where gasoline costs half the price.

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

160,000 Chileans reside in Argentina

Just over 200,000 Chileans actually reside in Central and South America according to the latest poll of registered Chileans overseas taken by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in collaboration with the National Statistics Office.

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

G7 calls for more oil; Opec decides in June

Finance ministers from the seven highly industrialized countries, G 7, called for lower oil prices at the end of their meeting this weekend in New York.

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Former IMF head president of Germany

Horst Kohler a former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and running as an opposition candidate was elected Germany's new president for a five year mandate

Monday, May 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Active volcano in Antarctic waters

A team of US and Canadian scientists discovered an active and previously unknown submarine volcano in the extreme north of the Antarctic Peninsula, very close to the Argentine Army base of Good Hope.