MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 30th 2007
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Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bluetongue: 11 cases in UK but no idea of how virus arrived
The British government is not complacent about bluetongue and will take action against the disease at “a very high level”, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said.
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Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay/Argentina pulp mills dispute: waiting for Oct 28
Uruguayan and Argentine delegates on Saturday held a new round of talks in New York sponsored by the Spanish Crown in an effort to find a way out to the dispute over the construction of pulp mills along the river Uruguay jointly managed by the neighboring countries.
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Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake south of New Zealand
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit some 500 km (300 miles) southwest of New Zealand on Sunday, but there were no reports of damage and authorities discounted the risk of a major tsunami
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Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes has fastest ageing population in Chile
Magallanes Region has the fastest ageing population in Chile with 17.3% of its residents over 60 and also the highest number of single over 60 households in spite of the fact the region has the second highest per capita income of the country.
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Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands expect busiest cruise season on record: 81.000 px
The coming Falkland Islands 2007/08 cruise ship season will be the busiest on record with an estimated 81.000 passengers expected to visit the South Atlantic archipelago beginning October 20, reports the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, FITB.
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Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Ozone layer hole reaches outskirts of Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile, over the weekend and for another couple of days, is estimated to be in the edge of the Antarctic ozone layer hole significantly increasing risks to human beings and living things.
