Stories for November 17th 2006

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Penguin News Update

Headlines:
?Falklands 25' launched; Detective pleads guilty to new charge; De-mining talks; Art exhibition announced; Baggage restrictions; This week's cruisers.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

King's envoy visits all the K's men

In his first meetings with government officials since arriving in Argentina on Wednesday, Spaniard Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo was handed documents that Buenos Aires considers essential in its argument against the construction of a paper pulp mill on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Bolivia: Land reform or clash?

Bolivia risks a new popular uprising, like protests over energy that toppled two governments in recent years, if Congress does not approve the administration's land reform bill, President Evo Morales said yesterday.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Bachelet in Vietnam for APEC Conference

President Michelle Bachelet meets Friday with Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet to begin her four-day visit to Hanoi, where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference is taking place.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Virus outbreak hits 700 on board Carnival Liberty

Investigators from the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention joined Thursday the last leg of a Carnival Liberty cruise in St. Maarten following a gastrointestinal outbreak that has affected over 700 passengers and crew.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

China calls on corporations to help reduce poverty

Multinational corporations should invest in developing countries to help reduce the gap between rich and poor nations, said Chinese president Hu Jintao on Friday during the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) meeting in Hanoi.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

US housing market plunges to new lows

Construction of new homes in United States slowed in October to the lowest level in six years reported Friday the US Commerce Department. At seasonally adjusted annual rates the number of new homes started by builders was down 14.6% from September.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Lamy in fresh bid to save global trade talks

Pascal Lamy head of the World Trade Organization urged governments Friday to put forward concrete proposals on how far they would go to open up their markets at the start of a fresh bid to save global trade talks.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Ecuadorian candidate promises to honor oil contracts

The Conservative candidate in Ecuador's presidential runoff announced he would respect contracts with oil companies operating in the country.

Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Unprecedented warming cycle and declining sea ice in Artic

The Arctic is undergoing a substantial and unprecedented warming despite sporadic signals of a cooling trend reports an international panel of scientists.