Stories for 2007

Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil-Bolivia agree higher gas price for supply security

Brazil will pay about 11% more for natural gas from Bolivia under a deal presidents Lula da Silva and Evo Morales signed Thursday in Brazil and that could resolve a year of tense relations between the South American nations.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
EU Parliament votes against diverting farm subsidies

A European Commission proposal that would have allowed Member States to divert some Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) direct farm payments to rural development spending was almost unanimously rejected by the European Parliament with 89 votes in favour, 584 votes against and 19 abstentions. The Commission must now decide if it will withdrawal the proposal.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
United Nations launches new radiation warning symbol

A skull and crossbones, a running person and radiating ionizing waves, all on a deep red triangle, joined other more common warning symbols today as part of a United Nations effort to reduce needless deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure to large radioactive sources such as food irradiation and cancer therapy equipment.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Warm reception in Stanley for Argentine Chevening Scholars group

Media interest in the 25th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War is currently mounting in both hemispheres and on both sides of the sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Chile and Peru should settle border issue by dialogue”

Organization of American States (OAS) head José Miguel Insulza said that Chile and Peru should settle their differences over a recent border conflict via dialogue. At a visit to Lima for a meeting of Latin American countries involved in the peacekeeping process in Haiti, Insulza warned of the presence of radical sectors, or “hawks,” wishing to upset relations between the two countries.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
White House lobbying Congress to approve free trade accords

United States chief trade official Susan Schwab said the Bush administration is very anxious to see Congress vote for the free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama which have been stalled by Democrats' concerns over labor provisions.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Dengue outbreak: UN forecasts “difficult year”

The entire Latin America region needs to take preventive measures to prepare for what promises to be a “difficult year” for dengue fever following an outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection in Paraguay, United Nations health officials have warned.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US trade deficit in 2006 remained at 5.8% of GDP

The United States trade deficit rose 6.5% last year reaching a new record high of 763.6 billion US dollars reported Tuesday the US Department of Commerce.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bishop leads polls for Paraguay's 2008 presidential election

A former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is the candidate with the best image among voters for the 2008 Paraguayan presidential, while current head of state Nicanor Duarte ranks ten, according to a public opinion poll released Tuesday in the capital Asunción.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' new port development plan moves on

The Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) this week announced the appointment of Scandinavian port experts Royal Haskoning to create a port development plan, which it is hoped will draw together the diverse needs of everyone using port facilities in the Falkland Islands.