Stories for November 11th 2006

Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Foreign investment booming in Chile

Foreign investment in Chile has grown US$3.4 billion over the last eight months compared with US$2.2 billion during the same period in 2005. These figures come from Chile's Foreign Investment Committee (FIC).

Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Public support for Bachelet reaches 59%

Public support for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's government now stands at 59%, according to the latest survey carried out by the Center for Studies of Contemporary Reality (CERC). This represents a 2% increase in support since August.

Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

HMS Illustrious hosts launch of Falklands' campaign

Aircraft carrier and Royal Navy fleet flagship HMS Illustrious is currently moored in London, her affiliated City for the Remembrance celebrations.

Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Peru offers an alternative to gas

Water cascading from Peru's Andes mountains toward the Amazon could be harnessed into electricity for power-hungry Brazil, freeing Latin America's largest nation from natural gas producers like Bolivia and Venezuela, Peruvian President Alan García said yesterday.