Stories for 2006 , page 137

Saturday, June 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Fuel costs sink Carnival cruises profits

The world's biggest cruise firm has seen profits fall in the second quarter amid rising fuel costs and lower demand for Caribbean cruises.

Saturday, June 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Fifty years identity secrecy for torturers in Chile

Chile's Supreme Court ruled Friday that authorities can withhold for 50 years the identity of people found to have inflicted torture on political prisoners during the 1973 to 1990 Pinochet regime.

Saturday, June 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Repsol-YPF privileges Argentina over Bolivia

Repsol-YPF has plans to speed up the investment program in Argentina to help compensate losses in Bolivia, announced Friday the company's CEO Antonio Brufau in Madrid.

Saturday, June 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Malvinas issue is “out of the freezer” and “on the table”

This week's resolution from the United Nations Decolonisation Committee definitively means that the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas Islands has been taken “out of the freezer”.

Saturday, June 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Royal Honour for Falklands' Champion

One of the Falkland Islands most energetic legislators and champion of Islander resistance to Argentina's territorial claims has received an award in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours.

Saturday, June 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine victory applauded in Europe

Argentina's 6-0 thrashing of Serbia Montenegro (Friday June 16) was hailed as a footballing exhibition of the highest standard, while the second goal of the game, scored by Esteban Cambiasso, after a passing movement of 24 touches, has been described as probably the greatest ever World Cup goal.

Friday, June 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands/Malvinas: C24 calls for “negotiated settlement”

The United Nations Special Committee on decolonization -C24- reiterated Thursday in a draft resolution that a peaceful and negotiated settlement was the way to end the special and particular “colonial situation in the question of the Falklands/Malvinas islands regarding the dispute over sovereignty between Argentina and the United Kingdom”.

Friday, June 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Commemorating Liberation; Falklands case put to UN; Governor-to-be drops in; Former media officer killed in Afghanistan; Petition launched against credits cut; Reddick: sentencing today; Exercise underway next week.

Friday, June 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile fuels are among the most expensive in world

Gasoline prices in Chile are among the highest in the world ? greater than in almost all European countries and twice the price in the United States. The most commonly used fuel in Chile, 95 Octane, topped $660 pesos per liter on Thursday (US$4.58 per gallon).

Thursday, June 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands' case before C24; Taiana meets Annan

Argentina formally requested on Wednesday from United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan the renewal of his “good offices” for the resumption of the Malvinas/Falkland islands sovereignty dialogue with the United Kingdom.