Stories for June 2007

Wednesday, June 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
White House and Congress clash over China trade gap

The United States government refused on Wednesday to name China as a manipulator of currency values to gain unfair trade advantages and rejected a request by Congress members to file a trade case against Beijing on the currency issue.
Wednesday, June 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
WHO report on the impact of environmental factors on health

The World Health Organization (WHO) released this week the first ever country-by-country analysis of the impact environmental factors have on health. The data show huge inequalities but also demonstrate that in every country, people's health could be improved by reducing environmental risks including pollution, hazards in the work environment, UV radiation, noise, agricultural risks, climate and ecosystem change.
Wednesday, June 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Prince Edward remembers the dead of Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram

On the second day of his visit to the Falklands to represent Her Majesty The Queen in the events commemorating the liberation of the Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex sailed from Stanley to Fitzroy aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, Gold Rover.
Wednesday, June 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Six thousands trucks stranded by snow blocked Andes tunnel

Heavy snow and wind storms that are punishing the Andes region have forced the closure of a key mountain highway and tunnel connecting Argentina with Chile leaving an estimated 6.000 fully loaded trucks stranded.
Tuesday, June 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner insists with mud slinging in Bs As mayor campaign

Buenos Aires City mayor run off candidates will not be debating ahead of Sunday June 24th vote. Conservative candidate Mauricio Macri who defeated President Nestor Kirchner's man, Daniel Filmus by 22 points in the first round said the campaign had turned “too aggressive and dirty”.
Tuesday, June 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine conscripts re-live Falklands' nightmare

25 years ago today on the Falkland Islands, the first mountain under Argentine occupation was captured by advancing British troops and 3 days later the War ended.
Tuesday, June 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Global military spending increase 37% in 10 years

Global military spending rose 3.5% last year to $1.2 trillion (610 billion pounds) as U.S. costs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan mounted, a European research body said on Monday in an annual study.
Tuesday, June 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills: Human Rights group blasts IFC and pollution experts

The construction of a pulp mill in Uruguay along a river shared with Argentina has turned into an acrimonious spiraling contention between the neighboring countries particularly because of the alleged pollution impact of such an industry.
Tuesday, June 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK inflation slows to 2.5% in May but still above target

United Kingdom's rate of inflation slowed in May to 2.5%, the weakest level in seven months, according to figures from the Statistics Office. Inflation in April was 2.8%.
Tuesday, June 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New UN Argentine ambassador takes office in New York

Recently named, Argentine former legislator Jorge Arguello officially became this Tuesday in New York the new ambassador before United Nations. Arguello succeeds Ambassador Cesar Mayoral.