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Stories for August 2006

• Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Census to be held on October 8th

  October 8th 2006 was agreed as the date for the latest Falkland Islands census at last week's meeting of the Islands' Executive Council, which also agreed the text of the forms on which returns are to be made.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Castro says his health is stable following stomach surgery

  Cuba's President Fidel Castro declared himself to be in good spirits and stable condition following stomach surgery.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctic beauty masks damage to ozone layer

  The rare nacreous cloud, top, is seen high in the stratosphere some 20 kilometres above Australia's Mawson station in Antartica.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Name change could increase market value of Loligo

  FALKLANDS squid is not reaching its full market potential because of its name, the Fisheries Committee has heard.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Project to save the last Falklands' war Vulcan bomber

  A British charity has launched a campaign with the aim of having the last surviving example of the Avro Vulcan delta winged bomber which became famous during the Falkland Islands war, returned to flight.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile wind farms to promote energy independence

  President Michelle Bachelet announced Tuesday that Chile will aspire to be completely energy independent within two years.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexico City paralyzed and more “civil resistance” promised

  A month after Mexico's general elections and with still no president-elect, the legitimacy of the next administration and overall stability of the country depend on the Electoral Tribunal ordering a manual recount of ballots, argues the leftist coalition supporting Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bureaucratic hurdles slow EU aid to Falklands

  Reporting on the meeting of the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) held at Government House on July 27th, Governor Pearce said that some 3 million euros (£2.06 million) allocated to the Falklands from the 9th European Development Fund in November 2001, had still not found their way into the Islands' Treasury.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner presented with Zidane's red card

  Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was presented with the red card that sent French star Zinedine Zidane off the field in the recent Football World Cup Final, which was won by Italy.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US calls on all Cubans to remain calm

  United States called Wednesday on all Cubans, both sides of the Florida straits to remain put amid feverish speculation about the island's immediate future following urgent surgery on President Fidel Castro's and his alleged strong recovery.