Stories for September 19th 2006

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Pharos SG preparing for Falklands' duties

A vessel originally launched in Port Glasgow by The Queen is back in Greenock, before heading for a new life in the South Atlantic sailing around the Falkland Islands as a Fisheries Patrol, reports the British press.

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

China's “positive” impact on Latinamerica

China's soaring economy has been “most positive” for Latinamerican exports even when some specific sectors have suffered, claims a paper from the World Bank released in Singapore.

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

With spring bloom come El Niño and deadly algae

Chilean investigators warned this week that temperatures in Chile's coastal waters have increased by half a degree since August, setting the stage for the arrival of “El Niño” by the end of this year.

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Housing slump expected to leave Fed rate unchanged

House construction in United States dropped 6% in August while producer prices rose by just 0.1% following on moderate energy costs.

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Leading Ecuadorian candidate rides on anti-US feeling

The Ecuadorian presidential candidate leading public opinion polls said that if elected he will not extend a current agreement enabling United States to undertake counter drugs operations from a strategic air base in Ecuador.

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivia's second attempt to nationalize oil and gas

Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera warned oil companies that time is running out for agreeing new contracts in compliance with the country's nationalization of the hydrocarbons industry.