Stories for September 24th 2004

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Army barracks renamed after hero.

An army barracks in Rotherham is to be named in honour of a soldier who died while protecting his colleagues.

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Tasty Chilean sea bass may be an illegal catch.

Chilean sea bass is moist, flaky and buttery -- and if you buy it at the store or in a restaurant, there's a good chance it was illegally caught, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Environmental Trust.

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Repsol YPF-Shell reach deal for natural gas project in Iran.

Royal Dutch/Shell said Thursday it reached an agreement with Spanish oil giant Repsol YPF to exploit natural gas reserves in Iran, although the start of the joint project is at least two years away.

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Aridity eating away at Argentina.

Though Argentina is known for its fertile “pampa humeda” - a vast, moist, topsoil-rich plain - a new official survey says three-quarters of the breadbasket and beefy nation is arid and that large chunks are “desertified” each year.

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

New OAS chief champions democracy.

At his installation ceremony here Thursday, the new OAS chief, former Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez, championed a hemisphere “united in support of shared growth” to free the Americas from the bonds of poverty.

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Hot discovery prompts rethink on ice sheet

Scientists have found a remarkable new structure deep within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet which suggests that the whole ice sheet is more susceptible to future change than previously thought.

Friday, September 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:

Falklands farmer sails the Atlantic. Bielsa: Flights a question of ?dignity' - no ?commercial motives'. News in brief: Swim funds collected. Bank charge changes. Senior Magistrate arrives. Conservation Ball tonight.