Stories for November 3rd 2006

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News

Headlines:
Competitive cuisine; MRSA found in hospital; SAMA group arrives; Carlisle coaching team; Thatcher Jnr plans filming; MPs begin Falklands tour; Dockyard views; Encouraging wool news; This week's cruise ships.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Migration is proving controversial for the Summit

The plight of millions of Latinamerican migrants looking for better living conditions in the United States or in the European Union will be the main issue of the 16th Iberoamerican summit which officially opens this afternoon in Montevideo.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

IMF praises Latinamerica and warns vulnerabilities

Latin America and the Caribbean are forecasted to expand 4.3% next year following this year's 4.8% and 4.4% in 2005, according to the latest review from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, released this week.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

China rises bank reserves to cool economy

China's central bank announced Friday it was raising the bank reserve requirement for the third time this year to soak up excess liquidity in the banking system as the nation's trade surplus mounts.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Autonomy for Dutch Caribbean territories

The Netherlands has signed an agreement granting autonomy to the Caribbean territories of Curacao and St Maarten.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lan Argentina begins flights to Ushuaia

Lan Chile's affiliate Lan Argentina, announced Friday in Mar del Plata the beginning of flights to Patagonia and Brazil as part of its regional expansion policy.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Pulp mills conflict in Summit's unofficial agenda

Argentine pickets took to the roads Friday and blocked bridges leading to Uruguay to protest the building of pulp mills.

Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

WTO chief warns of risks to global free trade

Global free trade talks risk total failure and their collapse would erode faith in the multilateral system on which international commerce depends, warned Pascal Lamy head of the World Trade Organization in an editorial published Friday in The Wall Street Journal.