Stories for August 2007

Sunday, August 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK: Foot-and-mouth disease disease strain linked to nearby lab

The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in Surrey is being linked to a nearby animal research laboratory, with fears the virus could have leaked from the facility
Sunday, August 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands: No charter flight for Argentine families

THERE has still been no firm proposal from Argentina with respect to a visit by families to the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin planned for November 28.
Sunday, August 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Caruana would win fourth consecutive election, says poll

Gibraltar Social Democrats would be returned to power with a comfortable 17-18 point lead if an election were held now, according to the results of an opinion poll conducted by marketing and PR company Copywrite Ltd.
Sunday, August 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN food for victims of floods and deep freeze in S. America

United Nations is helping to provide emergency food to nearly 100,000 people after the worst floods in decades in Colombia and the coldest weather in 30 years in Peru brought even more misery to over 1 million of Latin America's most impoverished inhabitants
Friday, August 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina offered end of pickets for delay in opening pulp mill

Uruguay rejected an Argentine proposal for a truce in the pulp mills conflict during the recent two days technical meeting held earlier this week in New York under the “dialogue facilitating efforts” of the Spanish Crown.
Friday, August 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
ECB rates unchanged at 4% but September hike is forecasted

The European Central Bank (ECB) left Eurozone interest rates on hold at 4% for the second month in a row. The Thursday decision however also anticipated that the ECB will be hiking rates next September or October
Friday, August 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Congress approves free trade agreement with Japan

The Chilean Senate ratified this week the first free trade agreement with Japan and next week Chile is scheduled to begin a round of bilateral negotiations with Australia hoping to reach a similar free trade agreement.
Friday, August 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: Scouting centenary celebrated worldwide; No vacancy for vet with 'limited experience' says FIG; Shortlist for post of Chief Executive; New Minister confirms policy.
Friday, August 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bank of England “wait and see” policy leaves rate at 5.75%

The Bank of England decided Thursday to leave the cost of borrowing at 5.75%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had been widely expected to keep rates on hold this month, as it waits to see the impact of the rises so far, but many economists predict rates will go up to 6% later this year.
Friday, August 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Change is just beginning says candidate Cristina Kirchner

Argentine Senator and presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said that in Argentina “change is just beginning” because the current President Kirchner administration has managed to reinstate the constitutional democratic system.