MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 2005
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Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguins, subject of box office hit documentary
Antarctic Emperor Penguins have become this year's unlikely Hollywood superstars as the documentary ?March of the Penguins' takes cinemas by storm.
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Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' resilience in Shetlands NatWest Games
Britain's most northerly outpost played host this week to the biennial Island Games. Doug Gillon toasts the spirit of all involved.
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Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fed anticipates higher interest rates
United States Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said before Congress that interest rates are likely to keep rising given the US economy expectations of a solid growth.
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Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chinese economy expands 9,5% in first half
China's GDP expanded 9,5% in the first half of 2005, two tenths less than in the same period of 2004 but with no signs of overheating, according to the latest release from the National Bureau of Statistics.
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Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
IDB president election far from consensus
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua and Venezuela candidates will be participating next week in the most disputed election ever to name the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, next president.
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Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Maersk-Sealand extends operations to Ushuaia
Maersk-Sealand announced this week that it had began operating its own depot in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Depot operations actually began on July 10th with the call of Maersk Ferroll.
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Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Drought could cost Argentina $225 million
Farm land planted with wheat in Argentina could fall by 10% compared to the previous season because of the severe drought, according to industry figures published Tuesday in Buenos Aires.
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Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Further squid and blue whiting surveys recommended
A continued joint precautionary approach towards squid and further scientific investigation to ensure sustainability of the southern blue whiting was recommended by the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission which last week met in London.
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Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brize Norton: check in four hours before departure
Royal Air Force Brize Norton will temporarily close its runway from mid-September 2005 through to January 2006 for maintenance and capability expansion work which means Falkland Islands passengers will have to check in at least four hours before departure.
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Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Bielsa blends politics and literature with K's blessing
Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Bielsa made his official debut Tuesday evening as head of the list of candidates for the Lower House of the City of Buenos Aires in the coming October mid term elections.
