MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 2006
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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.
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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”.
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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%.
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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.
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Thursday, October 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
WWF: “ecological overshoot” threatens Earth's resources
The world's natural ecosystems are being degraded at a rate unprecedented in human history, according to a report released this week by WWF, the global conservation organization.
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Thursday, October 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine prosecutors accuse Iran and Hezbollah
Argentine prosecutors formally charged the Iranian government and the Lebanese militia group, Hezbollah, over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires killing 85 and injuring 200.
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Thursday, October 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Pinochet's secret gold
Chile's government has asked a special prosecutor to investigate reports that former dictator Augusto Pinochet, already facing charges related to secret bank accounts, hid about nine tons of gold in a Hong Kong bank.
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Thursday, October 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela, Guatemala seek new candidate
Venezuela and Guatemala have agreed in principle to end their contest for a coveted seat on the UN Security Council but have yet to agree on an alternate candidate, diplomats said.
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Thursday, October 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Oil prices jump 4% on OPEC cuts
Oil prices jumped four percent to nearly US$62 yesterday following a sharp drop in US crude stockpiles last week and as members of producer group OPEC enforced output cuts.
