Stories for May 11th 2007

Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines:
Delicious new book launched; Two more men jump ship; Ship runs aground; A question of health; Fake £10 note found;
Inside Penguin News this week: Lt Nick Taylor and Sheffield services; Cruise planning begins; Your letters; Councillors' pay trial; Chichester man visits.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Environmental superstar Al Gore arrives in Chile

After months of build up, the wait is finally over. Environmental superstar Al Gore, a former U.S. senator and vice president, is finally visiting Chile ÃÂ¢€” albeit for just a handful of hours.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brown launches Labor leadership bid with “new ideas”

Gordon Brown kicked off his Labour leadership campaign as Tony Blair finally offered a “full” endorsement.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Spain praises the “irreversible” tripartite process in Gibraltar

The tripartite process is “irreversible” and there is no turning back. That was the view expressed by Jose Pons, Spain's chief negotiator at the forum in which Gibraltar, Spain and Britain participate as separate parties, reports The Gibraltar Chronicle.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes record unemployment is Chile's regions lowest

Magallanes in the extreme south is Chile's region with the lowest unemployment in the first quarter of 2007 according to the latest release from the national Statistics Office.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas delegation to Ecotourism summit in Norway

Sixteen tourism operators from Punta Arenas are traveling to Norway to participate in the World Eco-Tourism Summit which begins next May 14 in Oslo and will be opened by Queen Sonja.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
DAP incorporates new helicopter for oil rig activities

Punta Arenas Aerovias DAP incorporated a refurbished helicopter to its charter fleet of aircrafts and choppers which operate in the extreme south of Chile and once flew regularly to the Falkland Islands.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras discovers gas reserves off shore Espirito Santo

Brazil's government owned petroleum company Petrobras announced the discovery of natural gas reserves in the Espirito Santo Basin in the country's southeastern coast.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN begins emergency relief for flood-hit Uruguay

The United Nations is mobilizing a Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team for deployment to Uruguay early next week in the wake of the worst floods to hit the country in half a century.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
China's trade surplus almost doubles in four months of 2007

China's April trade surplus more than doubled from March, the government said Friday, as a mission on a US tour signed billion-dollar deals in a bid to narrow the trade gap.