Stories for 2005 , page 98

Monday, July 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mitterrand authorized “Rainbow Warrior” sabotage

The sabotage of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior 20 years ago in New Zealand was carried out with the “personal authorization” of France's late president FranÃÃ‚Â§ois Mitterrand, documents showed last Satruday.

Monday, July 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Fuel smuggling from Argentina intensifies

Chilean Customs authorities have detected and warned about a considerable increase in the smuggling of cheap Argentine fuel into Magallanes region.

Monday, July 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

A quarter of Latinamerica lives on 2 dollars pd

A quarter of the Latinamerican population subsists on less than two US dollars per day, compared to the one US dollar of half the Sub-Sahara and black Africa population according to the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), Poverty Department.

Sunday, July 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

BAS station on thick floating ice

A competition to design an Antarctic research station, intended to be built on a 150 metre thick floating ice shelf and capable of being moved, is now in the final stages.

Sunday, July 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Illicit money web closer and closer to Lula da Silva

There seems to be no end to the barrage of accusations against Brazilian president Lula da Silva's administration, his Workers Party and now his family, more specifically his eldest son, Fabio, a true history of rags to riches.

Saturday, July 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

G8 aid for Africa in terror shadow

Tony Blair on Friday highlighted the commitment of the Group of Eight industrial nations to alleviate poverty in Africa and contrasted it with the “cruelty” of the London bomb attacks.

Saturday, July 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

London: Death toll rises above 52

More than 50 people were killed in Thursday's terror attacks in London, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said.

Friday, July 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mrs. Kirchner launches Senate candidacy

With no party emblems just the Argentine flag, First Lady Cristina Kirchner launched Thursday evening her campaign to the Senate for the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina's main electoral district and turf of former caretaker president Eduardo Duhalde.

Friday, July 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Methanex joins gas exploration in Magallanes

Methanex the world's leading methanol company with a huge plant in Punta Arenas has offered ENAP, Chile's oil company aid in exploring for natural gas in Magallanes Region.

Friday, July 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Lula's dancing chairs: now it's a minister

The wave of corruption shell shocking the Brazilian government reached Communications Minister Luiz Gushiken on Thursday when it was revealed that a consulting firm which formerly belonged to the minister has enjoyed skyrocketing revenues since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office.