Stories for August 2005 , page 3

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Freedom of Gosport for Falklands Veterans

A hundred and fifty Falklands veterans returned last Wednesday (Aug 24) to Gosport. This is the town on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, from where many Task Force ships sailed in 1982 to liberate the Falklands.

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

A quarter of US adult population obese

In ten states of the Union, 25% of the adult population is described as obese, according to a report from the non government organization, Trust for America's Health, which claims the President George Bush is doing very little to revert the epidemics situation.

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Brazilian farms feeling impact of political crisis

Obtaining funds to alleviate Brazil's farming sector of its growing indebtness has turned into an uphill race because of the political crisis, admitted this week Brazilian Agriculture minister Roberto Rodrigues.

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Twenty million Chileans by 2050

The Chilean population is set to keep growing at least until 2030 and possibly 2050, when it is expected to reach in excess of 20 million according to a Vital Statistics (deaths and births) report released by the country's Institute of Statistics.

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chavez offers poor US residents cheap heating oil

Venezuela will offer heating fuel to United States poor residents at a 40% discount off the going market rate as well as 150,000 eye surgeries, announced President Hugo Chavez on Sunday

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Santiago flooded and a cold front with snow

After 70 millimeters of intense rainfall in just 24 hours followed by extensive flooding in the metropolitan area, eastern Santiago, next to the Andes, was exposed on Sunday to hail and then snow for the enjoyment of children unused to such a climatic phenomenon.

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Duhalde, head of Mercosur Committee until December

Eduardo Duhalde will continue as head of the Mercosur Standing Representatives Committee until December 26 and will not be involved in the “cheap politics and accusations” of the current Argentine mid term electioneering, revealed a close aide of the former Argentine caretaker president.

Monday, August 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Crude oil tops $70 per barrel.

Crude oil futures spiked to more than $70 (U.S.) a barrel for the first time as Hurricane Katrina took dead aim on U.S. oil and refinery operations Monday, shutting down an estimated one million barrels of refining capacity and sharply curbing offshore production in the region.

Saturday, August 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Tsunami effect reached south Chile and Falklands

Last December's tsunami which swept violently through a dozen countries in the Indian Ocean was also felt in such distant places as Peru, Canada, Chile and even the Falkland Islands according to a report published in “Science” magazine.

Saturday, August 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Rio Group confirms support for Haiti and Chavez

The Foreign and Deputy ministers of the Rio Group kicked off a two-day extraordinary meeting at Bariloche tourist centre in Argentina's Patagonia, following postponement of the Rio Summit of their presidents.