Stories for 2007

Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean scientists to record blue whales “conversations”

Marine Biologists from Chile's Blue Whale Center (CBA) have embarked on a new project to record the noises made by endangered blue whales off the coast of southern Chile. They hope to use their recordings to identify individual whales and learn more about how whales communicate with each other.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN calls on new generation to take better care of planet earth

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Friday on the world's younger generation to take better care of Planet Earth in the face of global warming than his own.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula/Vazquez agenda was previously checked by Argentina

The Brazilian initiatives proposed by President Lula da Silva during his Monday summit in Uruguay with his counterpart Tabare Vazquez were previously considered with Argentina, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN health agency helping Paraguay control dengue outbreak

The United Nations Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, a regional arm of the UN World Health Organization, WHO, is assisting Paraguay in its efforts to control an outbreak of dengue fever that has affected thousands.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New hopes for the WTO Doha round negotiations

Top trade negotiators from the United States, the European Union, Brazil and India are scheduled to meet in London and Geneva this weekend to discuss stalled World Trade Organization efforts to liberalize global commerce said Brazilian officials on Thursday.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Global markets fail to recover on fears of corporate earnings

World shares dropped for a third day Thursday on concerns about growth in leading economies and the outlook for corporate profits. A large slide in Europe and Asia was compounded by a drop on US indexes.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras acquires natural gas assets in south Argentina

Petrobras increased its share in natural gas exploitation in the south of Argentina acquiring the assets of US ConocoPhillips, announced Thursday the company in Buenos Aires
Wednesday, February 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan economy grew 6.5% in 2006; GDP 19.5 billion

Uruguay's economy expanded 6.5% in 2006 said President Tabare Vazquez according to a draft copy from his state of the nation speech to be delivered March first. This is half a point less than the 7% originally estimated.
Wednesday, February 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile announces plans to research nuclear energy

Energy Minister Karen Poniachik announced Tuesday that her ministry would begin technical studies into the potential use of nuclear energy in Chile. Facing criticism from both the governing Concertación coalition and opposition Alliance for delays in the government-mandated studies, Poniachik said the ministry would present a plan to assess the implementation of nuclear energy in March.
Wednesday, February 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela takes control of foreign oil projects

President Hugo Chavez's announced takeover of Venezuela's most promising oil-producing operations will likely increase strain on the country's heavily burdened state-run oil company and pressure production at the world's eighth-largest oil exporter.