Stories for September 7th 2007

Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Ban Ki-Moon praises Pavarotti as “true friend of the UN”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the late Luciano Pavarotti who beyond being one of the world's foremost tenor singers was a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cordoba's dispute, unexpected “gift” for the Kirchner couple

The disputed results of a controversial and tight governor election in the Argentine province of Cordoba, one of the country's main electoral districts, is rapidly becoming another volatile and unpredictable hot issue for President Nestor Kirchner's administration.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
ECB: rates unchanged and “accommodative” monetary policy

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank, ECB left interest rates unchanged at 4% on Thursday, emphasizing monetary policy will be “accommodative” and conditioned to further gathering of information given the current high level of uncertainty in financial markets.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines:
Tongan fisherman is lucky South Georgia tagger; Kiwi nabs tourism job; Weekly Lan drops Puerto Montt stop; Tamar awaiting repair; Inside Penguin News.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Richard Branson: “Google helps in search for Fosset”

Google Inc. is best known for finding information online, but sometimes the Internet search leader also works behind the scenes to look for missing people like renowned aviator Steve Fossett.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Nicaragua recovers after deadly Hurricane Felix

Central America is still in shock from the death and destruction that slammed ashore with Hurricane Felix earlier this week.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Bachelet discusses Free Trade in Australia

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met Thursday with Australian Prime Minister John Howard to discuss further rounds of negotiations concerning an eventual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Rising costs, poor catches and prices hit Argentine hake industry

Hake (Merluccius hubbsi) landings in Argentina totaled 189.756 tons to August 31, which is 13% less than the same period of 2006, according to figures released by the National Fisheries Sub-Secretariat, a branch of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Foods, SAGP&A.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Bush couldn't make it in the Sydney Opera House

United States President George Bush was not born to act at the Sydney Opera House. He'd only reached the third sentence of Friday's speech to business leaders, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, when he committed his first gaffe.