Stories for 2007

Monday, August 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Amnesty pessimistic about turning around the rich/poor gap

The gap between rich and poor jumped fourfold globally in the last decade: while in the nineties a wealthy person had 30 times richer than a poor person, the rate has currently ballooned to 130 to one, according to the latest report from Amnesty International Council.
Monday, August 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US escalates trade dispute against China at WTO

United States asked the World Trade Organization to rule in a complaint against China over piracy of copyrighted movies, music, software and books, escalating a dispute that has soured commercial relations between the two trading giants.
Monday, August 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean seabass blacklisted in the US as a “health risk”

The United States based Seafood Watch Program (SWP) has blacklisted Chilean seabass, advising U.S. consumers that the fish species is commonly exposed to mercury contamination. To prevent possible health risks, SWP suggests a significant decrease in Chilean seabass consumption, especially for children, who should be restricted to a maximum of one serving per month.
Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Keep clear of the penguins!

Dutchman Johannes Huber is the executive secretary of Antarctic Treaty System, which has its headquarters in Downtown Buenos Aires.
Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bullock ends days in minefield

ON a Friday evening one could be excused for thinking that the Joint Services Explosive Ordnance (JSEOD) team would be winding down at the end of a busy week -

wrong.
Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's deforestation rate 'falls'

Destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped by nearly a third during the last year to its lowest rate in the last seven years, according to government figures.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Massive coordinated liquidity injection to sooth markets

The United States Federal Reserve pumped 38 billion dollars into the banking system Friday, marking its biggest operation since the week of the 9/11 terror attacks, as it vied to shore up the US financial system.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brown says FAM outbreak limited to small area of England

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that foot-and-mouth disease had been stopped from spreading outside a small area of England, despite tests for a suspected new outbreak in a herd several kilometers from the initial cluster of cases.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands have highest internet connections percentage in the region

The Falkland Islands, considered as part of the South American continent, have the highest percentage of population internet connection, 69%, followed by Chile, 42%, Argentina 34% and Uruguay 33.6% according to the latest release from Internet World Stats.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner warns oil companies about investments

Argentina is willing to invest heavily in the exploration and production of natural gas in Bolivia if the multinational companies, such as (Brazil's) Petrobras and (Spain's) Repsol-YPF, are not committed to the undertaking warned Argentine president Nestor Kirchner in Tarija.