Stories for August 2007

Friday, August 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Penguin News Weekly update

Headlines:
Soldiers take a rough ride; Ferry workshops highlight 'unknowns'; Education Director's praise for A Level students; Foot and Mouth: caution continues; Quake rocks Peru.
Friday, August 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
First arrest warrant in money stashed suitcase scandal

Argentine Economic Crimes Federal Judge Marta Novatti issued Thursday an international arrest warrant for Venezuelan businessman Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson who last August 4th tried to illegally introduce in Buenos Aires, traveling on an Argentine government chartered jet, a suitcase containing almost 800,000 US dollars in cash.
Friday, August 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
United Nations rushes aid to quake-hit Peru

The United Nations is rushing food, water purification tablets, cash and other forms of assistance to Peru following last night's powerful earthquake which struck south of the capital, Lima.
Friday, August 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Botnia plant workers on strike demand better safety conditions

Workers of the Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay voted Friday to continue the work stoppage begun Thursday, until next Monday alleging “insufficient guarantees”. This week several workers were intoxicated with sulphur sodium during trials at the plant, which is in the heart of an international controversy with Argentina.
Friday, August 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Federal Reserve loosens credit to banks and markets react positively

World markets on Friday reacted firmly back to positive following the Federal Reserve announcement that it would cut the rate at which it lends banks to inject more liquidity into the financial system
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Deadly magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes central Peru

An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening killing 337 people, injuring at least a thousand and triggering a tsunami warning for South America's central Pacific coast, according to the first reports from the media in the capital Lima.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Tourism organization plans “carbon-neutral” conference

The United Nations World Tourism Organization has announced that it will try to make all travel, accommodation and activities related to a climate change conference it is staging in early October “carbon neutral” to set an example about the benefits of offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Fears of worse to come make markets immune to liquidity injections

A week after share prices around the world first began to fall markets in Asia on Thursday were still on the way down following on the volatility that has gripped United States and European markets.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
The “Uruguayan formula” secures Argentine natural gas for Chile

Chilean gas company Metrogas has succeeded in securing additional natural gas from Argentina to supply its needs for Santiago. The new agreement, dubbed “the Uruguayan Formula,” involves importing gas which was originally meant for Uruguay to Chile.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez formalizes proposal for his perpetuation in office

In spite of protests from the opposition and Roman Catholics Bishops conference President Hugo Chavez called for changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night which would allow him to be re-elected indefinitely.