Stories for 2007

Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador names woman as defense minister

The Ecuadorean government named another woman to be defense minister, to take over after the first female to hold the office was killed in a helicopter accident.
Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Air travel expected to double by 2025

The number of air travellers is expected to double by 2025, rising to more than 9 billion a year, a body representing the world's airports said on yesterday. The Airports Council International (ACI) predicted air freight would triple over the same period.
Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's first fish farming park to be built in Tongoy

The University of Los Lagos (ULA) is planning to build the first Fish Farming Park in Chile on a 5.5-hectare terrain, in the Tongoy Bay of Coquimbo Region IV, investing more than CLP 450 million (USD 826.400).
Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine pension fund reform proposal gets mixed marks

A proposal by the Argentine government to allow some 11 million people to migrate from the private AFJPs pension funds to the state-run scheme has won widespread praise for the sake of freedom of choice, but also criticism, with observers telling MercoPress that it has been timed ahead of the October's presidential vote, aimed at “funding” the government even a step towards re-estatization.
Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Global warming 'very likely' man-made

The world's leading climate scientists, in their most powerful language ever used on the issue, said global warming is “very likely” man-made, according to a new report obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Wednesday, January 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: Argentina on full offensive

Uruguay promised to consider all proposals from the Spanish Crown envoy who is attempting to “facilitate a dialogue” between Argentina and Uruguay that are confronted over the construction of pulp mills in a shared border river.
Wednesday, January 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Passengers of stranded cruise taken to Ushuaia

The 300 passengers of a cruise vessel that ran aground in the South Shetlands are being transferred to another ship from the same company and will be transported to Ushuaia, extreme south Argentina.
Wednesday, January 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Fed leaves rates unchanged; “inflation likely to moderate”

The United States Federal Reserve left Wednesday interest rates unchanged at 5.25% for the fifth time running based on “firmer economic growth” with the economy “likely to expand at a moderate pace over coming quarters”.
Wednesday, January 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bush formally requests Congress extension of fast track

US President George Bush formalized Wednesday his announced request to the Democratic-led Congress to renew his fast-track authority (officially Trade Promotion Authority) for negotiating international trade agreements.
Wednesday, January 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Vatican bars Bishop from Paraguayan presidential candidacy

The Vatican suspended “a divinis” Paraguayan bishop Fernando Lugo for having resigned last year to his church position to become a candidate for the presidential election of 2008.