Stories for November 2007

Sunday, November 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands veterans 'lay ghosts to rest' on Tumbledown Mt.

A night spent on a cold and rainy mountain this week has 'laid ghosts to rest' say former British Servicemen who have been haunted by the deaths of their friends and colleagues in the battle for the Falkland Islands twenty five years ago.
Sunday, November 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Lula Says Brazil Oil Find May Lead to OPEC Membership

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva said the discovery of reserves that may total as much as 8 billion barrels of oil and natural gas may lead the country to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Sunday, November 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentines protest against a Uruguayan pulp mill

An estimated 20,000 Argentines marched to Argentina's river border with Uruguay on Saturday, some arriving by boat, to protest the opening of a paper plant in the neighboring Uruguay on fear its operations will endanger the environment and contaminate agricultural lands in their country.
Sunday, November 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“People Summit” Concludes in Santiago de Chile

Chile's Summit for Friendship and Integration of the Latin-American People, popularly known as the People's Summit, culminated Saturday with an event that brought together Bolivian President Evo Morales, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, and Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage. Speaking to a crowd of roughly 3,000 spectators, the four leaders emphasized unity among Latin American nationsÃÂ¢€“particularly against the hegemony of U.S. capitalismÃÂ¢€”as the key to constructing the region's future.
Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Botnia start up has Uruguay/Argentina relations on the cliff

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez blamed Argentina's reluctance to end the pickets blocking access to bridges linking with Uruguay as the main reason for the collapse of dialogue and his decision to give the start up authorization for the Botnia pulp mill built along a river shared by the neighboring countries and which Argentina openly objects.
Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bernanke anticipates “noticeably” slow growth ahead

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that a host of economic problems in United States, including the severe housing slump, will cause business growth to slow noticeably in coming months.
Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chávez calls for energy alliance at the Latam leaders summit

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez challenged Latin American leaders at a summit yesterday to lower regional oil prices, telling big producers to sell oil cheaply to their neighbors.
Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Latam leaders: last Ibero-American day Summit in Chile

Chávez and leftist allies in Bolivia and Ecuador have tightened state control over their energy industries and Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, recently forced Argentina and Brazil to pay more for its natural gas.
Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK Veterans minister at Falklands' Remembrance Sunday

The Falkland Islands will commemorate Remembrance Sunday on Sunday 11th November 2007 and the following arrangements have been made.
Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon looks at Antarctica glaciers

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Antarctica on Friday to see firsthand the impact of climate change and the melting of glaciers.