Stories for October 27th 2006

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Iran strongly rejects Argentine prosecutors' accusation

Iran strongly rejected Argentine prosecutor charges against former high-level Iranian officials over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

EU vessels “threaten” Chilean fisheries

Chile's fishing industry is on alert over the presence of two European Union fishing boats off the coast of Chile, just outside the 200 miles of Chile's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), over which the country has rights over the exploration and use of marine resources.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Clear lead for Lula in Brazilian presidential run-off

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to this Sunday's presidential run-off in Brazil as the favourite, according to a poll by Datafolha published Thursday in Folha de Sao Paulo.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Spanish construction group after majority stake in Repsol-YPF

Spain's construction and services group Sacyr Vallehermoso has plans to become the main shareholder of oil company Repsol-YPF, ahead of the Catalonian financial group La Caixa according to Spain's Securities and Exchange Commission, CNMV.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico condemns the “shameful” border wall with US

Mexican president Vicente Fox called the wall United States is planning to build along the common border “shameful” and a decision “with no vision of future”.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update

Headlines:
Redundancies at C&W; Visiting economists to examine government reserves; Visiting economists to examine government reserves; Complaints system needed: Governor; Tourism website launched; Military fireworks invitation.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

US economy growth dips to an annualized 1.6%

United States economic growth slowed down to 1.6% in the third quarter, the lowest in three years, according to the US Department of Commerce. This compares negatively with the 2.6% of the second quarter and market expectations of 2.1%.

Friday, October 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Latinamerican stock markets global leader

Latin American stocks are currently the world's most profitable, according to investment bank Morgan Stanley.