Stories for September 13th 2007

Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Fragile victory for key Lula da Silva Congressional ally

The Brazilian Senate narrowly voted Wednesday to absolve the embattled higher house president Renan Calheiros, a key ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who faced expulsion over corruption allegations.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Paulson sees “long” confidence crisis in credit markets

The crisis of confidence in credit markets is likely to last longer than previous financial shocks of the past two decades warned United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in an interview with the Financial Times.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian economy steadily expanding at 5.4% rate

The Brazilian economy expanded 0.8% in the second quarter over the first quarter reported Wednesday the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute. This represents a 5.4% increase over the same period a year ago.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Asia taking a clear global trade lead over Latinamerica

The United Nations Economic Committee for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, CEPAL, recommends Latinamerica and MERCOSUR to have closer links with the Association of South East Asian nations, ASEAN.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
State of emergency declared in Paraguay

Paraguay's government declared a national state of emergency on Wednesday amid the worst ever forest fires there.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK: Bid to find cause of virus outbreak

Scientists are trying to find the cause of the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak and establish whether it is the same strain which infected herds last month.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile accepts 100 Palestinian refugees displaced from Iraq

Several Chilean cities have offered to take in as many as 100 Palestinian refugees that are currently living in refugee camps along the Iraqi border. These include the cities of La Calera and San Felipe in Region V, and Ñuñoa in the Metropolitan Region.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay surveying the Rive Plate for hydrocarbons

In six months time Uruguay will have an idea if there are hydrocarbons in the River Plate Punta del Este basin, and based on this data move into the exploratory phase, announced Wednesday the chairman of the country's government managed oil company Ancap.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Russia after closer trade and political links with Mercosur

Russia is interested in closer political and economic relations with Mercosur said on Wednesday Russian visiting acting Foreign Affairs minister Sergei Lavrov in Uruguay one of the several countries included in the current South American tour.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN landmark declaration outlines rights of indigenous peoples

The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world's estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them – a move that followed more than two decades of debate.