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Stories for April 27th 2007

  • Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands: Penguin News weekly update

    Mirabelle 'Tim' Simpson MBE

    Headlines:

    Tim picks up her MBE; Exploring the southern wilderness; Smoking ban looms; 'Frustrated' Argentines; Tourism meeting today.

    Inside Penguin News: Past Finders repair historic corral; Queen's Birthday Parade; HE's First trip to South Georgia.

  • Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    China confident in reining inflation with higher interest rates

    Inflation in China is forecasted to stay within the government's target zone of 3% in 2007 giving Beijing authorities enough space to push ahead with pricing reforms for resources, according to a government economist.

  • Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Santiago Consensus calls for integration and education investment

    Pte. Lula da Silva with Pte. Michelle Bachelet

    Chile's Michelle Bachelet and Brazil's Lula da Silva called for deeper regional integration and increased investment in education, two priorities that mirrored a consensus among the 400 business, government and civil society leaders from 28 countries participating in the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Santiago.

  • Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Euro Sets New Record High Vs. Dollar After Weak U.S. GDP

    The dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro Friday, after a government report showed the U.S. economy slowed to a real annualized growth rate of 1.3% in the first quarter, marking the weakest expansion in four years.