Stories for 2006 , page 236

Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Dollar and assets bubble, challenges for new Fed chief

The United States Senate approved Tuesday the nomination of Ben Bernanke to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, generally considered the most influential economic policy job in the world.

Monday, January 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

More than 500 Patagonian toothfish marked for research

Since 2004, the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) has been carrying on a capture-mark-recapture programme for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), aimed at providing relevant information about this resource management in the South-western Atlantic ocean.

Monday, January 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Pinochet Daughter Drops U.S. Asylum Bid

The oldest daughter of former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet returned to Chile Saturday to face tax evasion charges after dropping a surprise bid for political asylum in the United States, where she said she lived “a nightmare.”

Monday, January 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

First Sea Lord returns

ADMIRAL Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, back in the Falklands last week says that visiting the Islands is, “always a very emotional experience.”

Saturday, January 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Abrupt slowdown of US economy in last quarter

United States economic growth slowed to its weakest rate in three years in the last quarter of 2005 ending the year with an overall expansion of 3.5%, down from the 4.2% of 2004.

Saturday, January 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

“Green fuel” car launched in Mexican market

A Honda hybrid sedan was launched Friday in the Mexican market, which became the first Latin American country to offer consumers a car that runs on both gasoline and electricity.

Saturday, January 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

London shooting: Brazil sends another mission

Brazil will send another mission to the United Kingdom to investigate the death of the national Jean Charles de Menezes, shot dead by British police who mistook him for a terrorist, the Foreign Affairs ministry announced Friday in Brasilia.

Saturday, January 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Lowest unemployment in Chile since 1998

Unemployment in Chile dropped to 6.9% during the last quarter of 2005 ending the twelve months with 8%, the lowest since 1998 reported Friday the Chilean Statistics Institute.

Friday, January 27th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Congregation celebrates Kathy's historic ordination; Officers charged; Appeals rejected; Williams appeal; Maxi's fund grows; This week's cruise chips.

Friday, January 27th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

South American mega-pipeline might be pipe dream

Pipeline or pipe dream? The Pharaonic trans-Amazon natural gas conduit whose concept was approved amid much fanfare by the leaders of Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina this month makes little economic or technical sense, could cause great ecological damage and may end up being a figment of overly ambitious political imaginations, analysts told EFE.