Stories for November 2007

Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Spain downplays incident with Venezuela's Chavez

Spain has sought to end tensions with Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez said he would review his country's ties with Spain. Meeting on Thursday with diplomats and reporters in Madrid Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Spain will defend its interests without more unnecessary gestures.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine economic activity keeps advancing at over 8%

As had been anticipated earlier in the week economic activity in Argentina expanded 9.1% in September compared to a year ago, accumulating 8.5% in the first nine months of 2007, according to a Thursday release from the Statistics and Census Institute, Indec.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina hikes fuel export taxes to ease domestic prices

Argentina's government announced Thursday it will raise taxes on the country's gasoline and petroleum exports and their derivatives in an effort to contain domestic fuel prices.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly ”Penguin News update

Headlines:
'Depart with a lighter heart'; Tourists hosted in Stanley homes; Civil servants' resignations highlight recruitment troubles; Governor congratulates new citizens.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Environment friendly tourism promoted at London travel fair

The world's largest travel fair opened this week in London with a strong focus on green issues highlighting the ever-increasing pressure on the tourism industry to promote environmentally friendly ways of seeing the world.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela, like Iran to launch peaceful nuclear program

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez this week told a French TV channel that Venezuela, just like Iran, is launching a peaceful nuclear program.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Weak US dollar” at the heart of the OPEC Riyadh summit

A blunder by OPEC on Friday exposed serious discrepancies between Saudi Arabia and Iran about whether the oil exporters' group should address the issue of the falling dollar at a rare summit of leaders this weekend in Riyadh.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Guess what leaders Bush, Chavez and Castro share?

Brazil and Chile's presidents, Lula da Silva and Michelle Bachelet, are the leaders with the greatest support in Latinamerica according to the results of a public opinion poll from Corporacion Latinobaromentro, released Friday in Santiago de Chile.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Paulson forced to act says US supports “a strong dollar”

A “strong' US dollar is in the US interest and it 'goes without saying' that the currency's value should be set by currency markets”, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday ahead of this weekend's G20 meeting in South Africa.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chinese markets prepare for tighter and costlier credit

Chinese spending on factories, roads and other fixed assets has risen by 27% this year suggesting official efforts to restrain the economy are failing and a new hike in interest rates can be expected.