Stories for May 2007

Wednesday, May 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Repsol confirms Argentine partners for YPF subsidiary

Spanish oil company Repsol YPF is interested in finding a local minority partner in its Argentine YPF subsidiary, Repsol YPF president Antonio Brufau said at a company shareholder meeting. The stake could be from 15-20% of YPF, which is valued at roughly 18 billion US dollars.
Wednesday, May 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes economy hit by Argentina's gas restrictions

Argentina's erratic supply of natural gas had a direct impact on the Magallanes Region economy according to the latest official release from the Chilean Statistics Office.
Wednesday, May 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Extensive snow areas of west Antarctica suffered melting

A team of NASA and university scientists has found clear evidence that extensive areas of snow melted in west Antarctica in January 2005 in response to warm temperatures.
Wednesday, May 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
'Useful conversation' in Stanley for Argentine Families

Plans for the projected visit to the Falkland Islands in November of up to eight hundred Argentineans took a step forward in Stanley on Wednesday when Leandro de la Colina had what he described as a ”useful conversation' with four of the eight elected members of the local government.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.