Stories for August 19th 2006

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands' gold: Newsweek's “two plus two makes ten”

“It looks like another case of someone putting two and two together and making ten”.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

FAM alert reignites in southern Brazil

Brazil has isolated several counties in the south of the country where last year an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was reported.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile's “Marlboro man” leads anti tobacco campaign

Chile's new “Marlboro Man” is Don Miguel, 70, a former cigarette addict and cancer survivor whose larynx was removed ten years ago.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

WMO: Antarctic ozone forecasted to recover in 2065

A new scientific assessment, released Friday by the World Meteorological Organization, WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that the stratospheric ozone layer that protects life on Earth from excessive solar radiation will recover five to 15 years later than previously expected.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina's industry booming: 8.8% in July

Argentine industry is heading for its best quarter of the year with manufacturing activity soaring 8.8% in July compared to the same month a year ago, and so far this year only below the June index of 8.9%.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguay ratifies the construction of pulp mills

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez ratified the construction of the two paper mills, just across from Argentina and which have caused a growing sour dispute between the neighbouring countries.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Faster, Cheaper and Cleaner

Cheaper motoring is high on the agenda for most motorists. Combine that with cleaner fuel and enhanced performance and you've got the dream car.

Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Military honors for Pinochet would anger Chileans

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Friday that her compatriots would be angered if former dictator Augusto Pinochet is buried with full military honors when he dies