Stories for December 2007

Thursday, December 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Huge oil slick washes ashore north of Comodoro Rivadavia

A huge oil spill has washed to the shore north of Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentine Patagonia, threatening the rich marine life in the area according to reports from the Argentine press.
Thursday, December 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pakistan instability impacts markets; boosts oil and gold

The assassination on Thursday of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has sent stock markets falling and boosted prices for oil and gold. The main index on the New York Stock Exchange fell 192 points or 1.4% while prices of government bonds rose.
Wednesday, December 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK clears positions in Antarctic & Falklands' sea shelf claims

Britain has yet to decide whether it will claim Antarctic territory sea bed but the UK remains and will remain fully committed to environmental protection of Antarctica, following on the spirit of the Antarctic Treaty one of the great successes of international relations in the last fifty years, said British Ambassador in Argentina John Hughes.
Wednesday, December 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Several countries involved in release of Colombian hostages

Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country to pick up three hostages held for years by leftist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity. Peace “commissioners” from five countries including Argentina's former president Nestor Kirchner will be involved in the operation.
Wednesday, December 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras pumps new oil record in Brazil: 2.23 million bpd

In its end of the year summing up Brazil's government managed oil corporation Petrobras announced Wednesday it has set another daily oil-production record in Brazil: 2.238,000 barrels, a mark only eight companies in the world have reached.
Tuesday, December 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
WTO praises Brazil stance in the Doha Round trade talks

World Trade Organization director Pascal Lamy said Brazil had managed to impose its agenda in the current global trade liberation discussions and trusted that the Doha Round talks will be finalized in 2008.
Tuesday, December 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' advanced agriculture gives farmers more choices

Agriculture in the Falkland Islands has undergone significant changes in recent years giving farmers far more choices and they can even mix farming with other activities.
Tuesday, December 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Italian prosecutors after Operation Condor suspects

Prosecutors in Italy have issued arrest warrants for 140 people who participated in the South American dictatorships coordinated repression of the seventies, which was known as Operation Condor.
Sunday, December 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Suspicious longliner, tuna loaded under arrest in Montevideo

Uruguayan authorities this week arrested, and forfeited the cargo of a longliner which docked in Montevideo and allegedly did not have the necessary documentation to prove it was flagged in the Pacific island of Vanuatu.
Sunday, December 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Oil spill in Uruguay's most fashionable beach under control

Uruguayan emergency teams are working this weekend round the clock to clean the sandy beach of the country's most exclusive sea-resort which suffered the consequences of an oil spill of an estimated 15.000 liters of crude.