Stories for August 2007

Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US Judge opens way for Noriega's extradition to France

Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France after completing his U.S. prison sentence on a 1992 drug trafficking conviction, according to a Tuesday ruling from a US federal judge.
Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Rio de Janeiro wants bigger share of Brazil's oil money

An initiative by Rio de Janeiro state government to withdraw from Brazil's nation-wide treaty exempting taxes on investments in oil exploration has become a major concern for the country's oil sector, said industry sources on Monday.
Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Illex squid season in Uruguay Argentina CFZ ends August 31

The Illex squid season in the Uruguay/Argentina Common Fisheries Zone, CFZ, ends next August 31st, according to a release from the Maritime Front Joint Technical committee.
Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic ozone hole opens early this year but may not be as large

The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has emerged earlier than usual this year, but it is not yet clear whether the eventual annual depletion of the naturally occurring gas that filters out cancer-causing ultraviolet (UV) radiation will be as bad as recent years, the United Nations meteorological agency announced Tuesday.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New Lan Chile airline Union form

Union leaders from LAN – Chile's largest airline – will meet on August 29 to form a comprehensive new union organization that they hope will avoid the problems currently plaguing labor organizers around the nation.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pisco quake thank you turns sour

A Peruvian initiative to thank countries and international agencies for aid it received in last week's devastating earthquake has turned sour.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentines Win World Tango Championships

Argentina's tango pair Natalia Tonelli Attori and Fernando Gracia won the fifth edition of the Tango World Championship on Sunday in Buenos Aires.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan Funding to Latin America

Laid-off Brazilian factory workers have their jobs back. Nicaraguan farmers are getting low-interest loans. Bolivian mayors can afford new health clinics.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula says he won't seek a third term

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he will not seek a third consecutive term as Brazil's leader, but will try to influence the choice of his successor who might come from outside his ruling party.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Australia will host 2007 APEC Summit

Asia-Pacific leaders will be asked to back practical ways for their nations to save energy when they meet at a regional summit in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday.