Stories for October 18th 2006

Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina: one billion dollars fisheries exports in 2006

Argentine fisheries exports, boosted by good squid catches, will range in the one billion US dollars mark this year and could jump to 1.2 billion in the next few years, reports the Mar del Plata press.

Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lan begins Santiago/Punta Arenas night flights

Almost a hundred passengers inaugurated this week the first of two weekly direct night flights between Santiago and Punta Arenas which Lan Chile has added for summer season's months.

Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

United States population hits 300-million mark

The population of the United States officially hit the historic milestone of 300 million Tuesday morning, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine : Violence mars Perón coffin transfer

Violence between union activists yesterday wounded more than 40 people and marred the transfer of Juan Domingo Perón's remains to a mausoleum, evoking scenes of the Ezeiza massacre in 1973 when scores were killed in a gun battle between the right and left wings of the Justicialist Party that the three-time president founded.

Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

President Bachelet travels to Germany

President Michelle Bachelet begins a four-day state visit to Germany on Wednesday morning, which will include visits to cities she once lived in.

Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

The greening of the Falkland Islands

Although most of the grass remains obstinately white in appearance, a number of schemes currently taking shape in the Falkland Islands suggest that the attitude of its government to the environment is getting ever greener.