Stories for February 16th 2007

Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: A right old knees-up; Port facilities back on the agenda: consultants enlisted; Census figures stalled; New environmental boss; Four cruisers visit this week; Scholars learn of Island life.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chirac caustic about Spanish legacy in the Americas

French president Jacques Chirac considers the discovery of America as “not a great moment of history”, and thus not susceptible to be celebrated, and he is inclined to attribute the discovery of the new world to Vikings and not to Christopher Columbus.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Oil threat ups security

Venezuela will reinforce security measures after a branch of al Qaeda called for attacks on suppliers of oil to the United States, the defence minister said on yesterday.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mexican economy surprises and expands 4.8% in 2006

Mexico's economy, Latinamerica's largest expanded 4.8% in 2006 compared to 2005 and the highest in six years reported the Finance Secretary in an official release.

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