Stories for September 26th 2007

Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva proposes a Rio + 20 environment summit

Standing before the United Nations General Assembly one day after an historic meeting on climate change, the President of Brazil proposed convening in 2012 a summit on the environment, exactly two decades after the landmark international conference met there to produce the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IMF: markets are moving towards normalization

The liquidity crisis on global financial markets is easing and most of the world will emerge unscathed, with the exception of the United States, IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands: Kirchner blasts British “obstinacy” in the UN

British “obstinate reluctance” to dialogue with Argentina over the Falkland Islands sovereignty is “incompressible” said Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Tuesday in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Exxon follows Shell and is divesting from South America

Exxon Mobil Corporation seems intent in leaving South America following recent compensation disputes with the Venezuelan government and the decision to sell its Argentine and Uruguayan units, according to some observers in Buenos Aires
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New faster X-ray screening for British main airports

A new X-ray screening machine that can automatically detect explosives and liquids in passengers' hand luggage is to be introduced at the United Kingdom's main airports was announced this week in London.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Uruguay least corrupt countries in Latam

Chile and Uruguay are the least corrupt countries in Latinamerica based on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International released Wednesday. At the opposite extreme figures Haiti, Venezuela and Ecuador, with Brazil and Argentina in between.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Conservationists buy and expand US Virgin Islands national park

A large stretch of coastal land has been secured by a United States conservation group, paving the way for the biggest expansion of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park since it was created more than 50 years ago
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Unprecedented drop in world oilseeds crops forecasted

World production of the top ten oilseeds is forecasted to register an unprecedented fall this season because of bad weather conditions during growth, according to Hamburg-based Oil World.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FIG secures future of the historic Stanley Racecourse

The Falkland Islands historic Stanley Racecourse is now totally government owned thus securing the whole area for recreational purposes at least for the next fifteen years. The racecourse considered a Falklands' heritage is one of the main annual attractions for local residents particularly over Christmas and New Year
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Two confronted visions on Latinamerica economic prospects

Dissenting views on Latinamerica future and economic prospects proved most evident during a recent Conference on the Americas sponsored by The Miami Herald and which gathered top government officials, economists and corporate leaders.