Stories for May 31st 2007

Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Zoellick's first job, restore confidence

Robert Zoellick has dealt with the Cold War, the killing in Darfur, China's rise as an economic colossus. His next challenge: to restore confidence at the badly shaken World Bank.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Shipments to Chile resumed

Argentina resumed shipments of crucial natural gas to Chile's populous central region yesterday, Chilean energy officials said, easing fears that an acute energy shortage could worsen.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Soy boom brings wealth, at a price

Few towns in Paraguay's impoverished countryside have a stoplight, well-paved roads or a library. This remote farming community has all three, and residents cite one reason: soybeans.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic krill race continues

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has issued four licences to trawl for krill off Antarctica this week. Two licences were given to Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS, and one each to Ervik Marine Services AS and Krill Seaproducts AS. The fishery will take place in areas controlled by Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Farewell to the new patrol HMS Clyde

MORE than 800 people toured the Royal Navy ship HMS Clyde as it prepared to leave Scotland for the Falklands.

Zoellick's first job, restore confidence