Stories for October 2007

Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Norwegian company converting 132-meter trawler to catch krill

Krill Seaproducts from ÃÃ¢€Â¦lesund, Norway is converting the 132-metre Vlieborg container vessel to a trawler in order to target krill. The steel work is done at Western Shipyard in Lithuania and refurbishing will be completed at the shipyard Fiskerstrand Verft in ÃÃ¢€Â¦lesund. The name of the vessel has been changed to ThorshÃÃ‚Â¸vdi.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile plans to invest 17 billion US dollars in mining industry

Chile's Mining Minister Karen Poniachik disclosed Monday that Chile is anticipating 17 billion US dollars on new gold and copper mining investment in the next five years. Poniachik said the new cash infusion is needed to replace existing mines whose reserves are running out and to bolster output.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US Commerce Secretary Says Doha Deal Could Be Close

A general agreement on global trade liberalization in the Doha round of talks is “closer than most people think,” said U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Wednesday.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelans to pay price of president's moral crusade

President Hugo Chávez has announced sharp tax increases on tobacco and alcoholic beverages, amid a raft of other measures aimed at curbing luxury imports and instilling the new morality of his ''21st Century Socialism.''
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Australia Targets Japanese Youth With YouTube

Australia has taken its battle against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic to the Internet, with a new YouTube campaign unveiled on Tuesday that targets Japanese children.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK invites Argentina to jointly work in seabed extension

The United Kingdom reiterated in an open letter published Thursday in the Buenos Aires press its willingness to collaborate with Argentina in continental shelf extension presentations contemplated under the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
British activist Doris Lessing wins Nobel for literature

British writer, Iran born, Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday citing her “skepticism, fire and visionary power” in dozens of works, notably her classic “The Golden Notebook.”
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Striking fishermen clash with riot police in Mar del Plata

Argentine striking fishermen clashed on Thursday with the police following a rampage against fish processing plants in Mar del Plata. Protestors were trying to convince fellow workers of Argentina's main fishing industry city to join the stoppage.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Global education spending concentrated in few rich countries

A new publication by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that global spending on education is concentrated in just a few countries, with the education budget of a single country like France or Italy outweighing education spending across all of sub-Saharan Africa.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine hake catches estimated below 300.000 tons

Hake catches in Argentina are forecasted to be below 300.000 tons since season landings up to the first week of October totaled 210.000 tons. If confirmed this would be the lowest catch since 2003, when landings reached 334.000 tons.