Stories for June 2007

Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Air travel scary in South America

Flying through South America's busiest airports has become frightening and time-consuming for passengers and pilots alike as a surge in travelers overwhelms under funded air traffic control systems.
Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil “undisturbed” with Chavez' absence from Mercosur summit

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez' likely failure to attend the upcoming Mercosur presidential summit in Paraguay is not a politically transcendental issue, but a simple problem of agenda, said Marco Aurelio Garc&iacutea, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's foreign affairs aide.
Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva rejects appeal from Blair to “save” Doha round

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a telephone call that he is counting on Brazil's help to &quotsave&quot the Doha round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks.
Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Cruise industry is flourishing

THE Falklands' flourishing tourism industry continues to grow, particularly in the cruise ship sector.
Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Double setback for President Kirchner electoral machine

Double setback for Argentine president Nestor Kirchner: in Buenos Aires City his hand picked mayor candidate was defeated by a landslide in the run off and in the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego a woman belonging to the most fierce opposition group in Congress was elected governor.
Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Evolution of minimum wages in Latam: Argentina leads

Chile saw a 16% real increase in its minimum wage over the past 7 years, putting it in 5th place among Latin American countries. Argentina came in first, doubling its minimum wage since 2000, followed by Uruguay, which increased by 50%. Brazil and Ecuador took 4th and 5th place.
Saturday, June 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
EU leaders reach agreement on new treaty

Leaders of the European Union say they have reached an agreement on crafting a new EU treaty.
Saturday, June 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Buenos Aires set for mayoral poll

Buenos Aires goes to the polls Sunday to elect its mayor in a runoff election, which the Argentine right- wing appears set to win and which could take wind out of the sails of the government ahead of the October 28 presidential election.
Saturday, June 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
CIA to release 1970s documents on agency's crimes

The US Central Intelligence Agency is preparing to release a set of documents compiled more than 30 years ago detailing the agency's involvement over the previous quarter century in crimes both at home and abroad.
Friday, June 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic icebergs are “ecological hotspots” for ocean life

Drifting icebergs are &quotecological hotspots&quot that enable the surrounding waters to absorb an increased volume of carbon dioxide, a study suggests. United States scientists found that minerals released from the melting ice triggered blooms of CO2-absorbing phytoplankton, reports BBC.