Stories for November 2007

Monday, November 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Beijing asks banks to “strictly control” granting new loans

China's banking regulator has ordered commercial banks to “strictly control” the granting of new loans for the rest of the year in an attempt to prevent overshooting this year's lending growth target and overheating the world's fourth economy.
Monday, November 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner-Lula: more of the same but with pragmatism

Stating that it had been a most “fructiferous and successful” meeting, but not revealing much else to the press, Argentine elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner completed Monday her first overseas visit in Brazil, a strategic ally and partner for Argentina.
Sunday, November 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Japan begins whale hunt with Greenpeace on its heels

A Japanese whaling fleet has begun a five-month expedition that environmentalists say will hunt humpback whales for the first time in decades.
Sunday, November 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ban challenge with stark new warning on climate change

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has challenged the world's policymakers to start devising a comprehensive deal for tackling climate change at next month's summit in Bali, Indonesia, after a United Nations report released today found that global warming is unequivocal and could cause irreversible damage to the planet.
Sunday, November 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK rekindles past foes Antarctic “cooperation spirit”

Chile and Argentina in the coming days will advance on a common strategy to counteract Britain's offshore claims in Antarctica it was confirmed by Argentine Foreign Affairs sources in Buenos Aires, reported the local Sunday press.
Sunday, November 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil, top priority for Argentina confirms Cristina Kirchner

Argentine elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner this Monday will be visiting Brazil, her first overseas “official” trip, following on an invitation from President Lula da Silva and confirming that “Brazil is a priority relation for Argentine foreign policy”.
Saturday, November 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Magallanes extends oil licences to five global companies

Five international corporations have won bids for hydrocarbons exploration and production in nine out of ten blocks in the extreme south of Chile, --Magallanes Region--, was announced on Thursday by the country's Deputy Mining Minister Diego Vio in Punta Arenas.
Saturday, November 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Unusual: whale found deep in Brazil's Amazon rain forest

An 18-foot minke whale ran aground on a sandbar in the Amazon jungle some 1,000 miles from the ocean, Brazilian media reported Friday.
Saturday, November 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chavez warns US at Opec summit but is rebuked by Saudis

In his opening address at a rare Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) summit in the Saudi capital, Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, has warned the US over rising oil prices.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Sustainable tourism to contain climate change, warns UN

United Nations World Tourism Organisation secretary-general Francesco Frangialli issued his strongest warning yet of the threat to the industry. ”A rise in global temperatures beyond 2C will threaten the existence of our industry.