Stories for October 2007

Saturday, October 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Portuguese paper maker looking to invest in Uruguay

Portuguese pulp and paper maker Portucel will decide before the end of the year whether it will build a plant in Uruguay, government representatives announced. This would become the fourth pulp mill to be established in Uruguay.
Saturday, October 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Regional autonomy dispute in Bolivia blocks busiest airport

Thousands of Bolivians have taken control of the country's busiest airport as part of an ongoing power struggle between President Evo Morales and authorities in the region of Santa Cruz.
Saturday, October 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Botnia pulp mill to begin production in mid November

Uruguay announced Friday that the Botnia-Orion pulp mill, which has been at the heart of an ongoing bitter controversy with Argentina, is set to begin production in mid November conditioned to the finishing of a bicycle lane and an alternative water intake for the plant.
Saturday, October 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
G7 Finance ministers press China for a stronger Yuan

Finance ministers from the G7 group of leading industrial countries meeting in Washington have called on China to allow its currency to rise in value more quickly. “Beijing must do more to let the Renminbi appreciate”, said G7 ministers.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile responds to UK Antarctic seabed claim presentation

Chile's Foreign Ministry responded cautiously Thursday evening to reported plans by the British government to claim vast areas of sea territory around Antarctica. The UK apparently will base its claim on the UN's Law of the Sea Convention in a submission to the organization's commission on the limits of the continental shelf.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mexican Congress approves landing fee for cruise visitors

Mexico will charge a 5 US dollar per capita landing fee to all foreign visitors calling in Mexican ports as of next year if President Felipe Calderon signs the bill which was approved Thursday by Congress.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ozone layer hole perimeter closing in on Punta Arenas

Since Wednesday this week Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile has been exposed to higher levels of ultra violet radiation because the perimeter of the ozone layer hole has moved over the region.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: 'Penguin News' weekly update

Headlines:
New and improved airbridge? Government pushes for a service which aids economic growth; Nordnorge leads the way; Badminton team go for it in Greenland; Come on England!; Today's listings – today.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK and Spain in diplomatic exchange over Odyssey wrangle

Spain's detention of the treasure-hunting ship Odyssey Explorer on Tuesday has prompted a diplomatic exchange between London and Madrid over the status of waters around Gibraltar.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's reply to UK Antarctic seabed claims was “weak”

A leading Chilean member of Congress from the ruling coalition, who also sits in the Defence and Foreign Affairs committees, said that the Chilean government's reply to Britain's claims over the Antarctic seabed had been “weak”.