Stories for December 2007

Tuesday, December 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Fujimori sentenced to six years for abuse of authority

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday on a charge of abuse of authority stemming from an illegal search he ordered as his government imploded in scandal seven years ago.
Monday, December 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Cool institutional relations of Uruguay with Mrs. Kirchner

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez was absent on Sunday from the signing ceremony of the Bank of the South and from the dinner hosted by the presidential Kirchner couple in Buenos Aires to visiting leaders
Monday, December 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chinese corporation interested in wool clip from Magallanes

One of China's main textile trading companies recently visited Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile with the purpose of acquiring a significant percentage of the region's total production.
Monday, December 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Cristina downplays conflict with Uruguay to “one difference”

Incoming Argentina president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner promised that during her term “differences” with neighboring Uruguay “will not deepen” but insisted that Uruguay was to blame for the dispute over the construction of a pulp mill on the shores of a jointly managed river.
Monday, December 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Kirchner couple slide into second mandate swapping jobs

The first elected woman president of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, 54, was sworn in on Monday, receiving the sash of office from her husband, the outgoing head of state. Chants of “Viva Cristina” erupted when Kirchner swapped her position as first lady for that of president.
Monday, December 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' claim and multilateralism, CK's foreign policy punch

”We once again call on the occupying country which in international forums plays as advanced and respectful that here (in Argentina) we still have a colonial enclave”, was incoming President Cristina Kirchner's, CK, direct reference to the Falkland Islands in her inaugural speech before Congress on Monday.
Sunday, December 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Southampton's proud tradition receives queen of the seas

The new queen of the seas arrived in Southampton Friday to extend a proud tradition. The £300million Queen Victoria berthed for the first time in what will be her home port for years of luxury cruising
Sunday, December 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires invaded by over 5.000 cruise visitors

Early Sunday, over 5.000 tourists from three large cruise vessels will be landing in Buenos Aires, one of the peak days of the 2007/08 cruise season.
Sunday, December 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile Patagonia dam project becoming national controversy

Opponents of the so-called Aysén Project, a massive hydroelectric venture planned for extreme south Chile's Region XI, will be mounting a symbolic, nine-day cavalcade later this month.
Sunday, December 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay joins premier league of world pulp exporters

The first shipment of pulp from Uruguay's Botnia plant left Saturday from the port of Nueva Palmira with final destination Europe. “Swift Arrow” and the Botnia produced 19.000 tons are scheduled to call into two Brazilian ports to complete the cargo.