MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 15th 2007
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Five years to save planet from climate change disaster
World leaders have just five years to save the planet from a climate change disaster - but it can be done, according to a new report.
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Reuters news agency agrees to Thomson takeover bid
Financial information group Reuters accepted an 8.7-billion-pound (12.8-billion-euro) offer from Canadian conglomerate Thomson Corp. on Tuesday to create the biggest global force in the sector.
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Baroness Thatcher opens Falklands' war anniversary exhibition
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opened Tuesday an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North in London to mark the 25 anniversary of the Falklands War. The 81 year old Baroness oversaw the 74 days conflict in 1982 which repelled Argentina's attempt to take over the Islands.
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Controversy marks Malvinas exhibition in Buenos Aires
Controversy marked the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the Malvinas war 25th anniversary when a group of war veterans staked a soldier-manikin to the ground, an action rejected by next of kin who protested to Argentina's Minister of Defence and abandoned the opening ceremony.
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Food and fuel push US inflation in first four months to 4.8%
United States consumer prices increased by 0.4% in April, down from 0.6% in March with prices of goods such as clothing offsetting higher petrol costs, according to the latest release from the US Labor Department.
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Santiago de Chile faces worst smog levels in eight years
Santiago de Chile's skies remained grey and smoggy Monday and Tuesday, and with no end in sight, former President Ricardo Lagos blamed the city's contamination levels on Argentina's unwillingness to provide Chile with more natural gas.
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Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Labour strife forces Lan Argentina to cancel most flights
LAN Argentina was forced to cancel on Tuesday morning an additional five flights following the support from ground crews to the airline' pilots, technicians and crew members strike.
