Stories for March 10th 2006

Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:

Conservationists convene; Endurance heads to Argentine dry dock.

News in brief:

Illex catch rates are ?reasonable'; No news' on John Cheek; Inquest opened and adjourned; A striking military exercise.

Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Aerolineas Argentinas grounded by workers

The 24-hour strike launched at midday Thursday by pilots and mechanics at Aerolineas Argentinas forced the cancellation of 38 flights and left some 10,000 passengers stranded, the carrier said.

Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lula and Blair push trade talks

Brazil and Britain have called for a summit of world leaders to give a decisive push to global trade liberalisation talks.

Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

The World Gets 102 More Billionaires

As emerging stock markets surged during the past year, 102 wealthy people around the world won a much-coveted title along with their stellar gains - they all became billionaires.