Stories for 2007

Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Great Britain: Foot-and-mouth restrictions eased

Restrictions on the movement of animals imposed in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak have been eased.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner promised “full compensation” to torched Spanish fishing companies

President Nestor Kirchner promised Spain “full compensation” to the Spanish fishing companies torched during a July labor dispute in his home Patagonia province of Santa Cruz, plus pressing charges against those responsible, including union leaders.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Santiago covered in snow and Chilean farms knock out

Chile's capital Santiago woke up Thursday to a very unusual sight: most of the city was covered by ten to fifteen centimeters of snow, becoming thicker towards the east and the mighty Andes cordillera.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador/Venezuela plan largest oil refinery in Pacific coast

Ecuador and Venezuela subscribed Thursday an agreement for the construction of the largest crude refinery in the South American Pacific coast with a capacity of 300.000 barrels per day.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Central banks inject funds to contain fears of global credit crunch

The European Central Bank, ECB, pumped 94.8 billion Euros into the Euro zone banking market Thursday in an attempt to contain fears about a sub-prime credit crunch spilling over from United States.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Yuan clash: China threatens with massive sale of US bonds

The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasury bonds if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a Yuan revaluation.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Zoellick on WB fund raising tour warns about corruption

World Bank President Robert Zoellick criticized on Thursday corruption in poor countries that receive the bank's loans, echoing the anti-graft stance of his controversial predecessor, Paul Wolfowitz.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Airbus denies mechanical fault in the Sao Paulo crash

The Airbus that crashed in Sao Paulo last month killing 199 people showed no sign of mechanical fault, a representative for the European aircraft manufacturer told the Brazilian Congress this week.
Wednesday, August 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Official (unconvincing) Argentine July inflation, 0.5%

Fears that the Argentine government appears to be intentionally underreporting inflation in an election year emerged again this week when the scandal plagued Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC), under judicial investigation, announced 0.5% July inflation.
Wednesday, August 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK: Foot-and-mouth disease, 'possible sabotage investigated'

Experts are investigating the possibility that the foot-and-mouth outbreak was caused by sabotage linked to the Pirbright laboratory site.