Stories for 2007

Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil builds wall to stop smuggling from Paraguay

In contrast to pledges of lowering Mercosur barriers for junior members (Paraguay and Uruguay), Brazil confirmed the construction of a steel and concrete wall along the Paraguayan border to help combat contraband in the Triple frontier area where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner: “we will always support those who helped us”

“With the brothers from the Latinamerican republics that have helped us we are always going to be supportive. The doors of Argentina will remain completely open and we're doing so with no drawbacks”, said Argentina's president Nestor Kirchner during a political rally in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines:
Old friend Indom sets sail; Falklands cricketers plan England tour; South Georgia job split; Will permit be granted?; Body found; Journalistic invasion; This week's cruisers.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
The truth about Global Warning

The recently released summary of the fourth report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) wasn't pleasant reading. Temperature will rise 3.2 to 7.8 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100; sea levels could rise 7 to 23 inches, and perhaps an additional 4 to 8 inches if melting of the Greenland ice sheet and Antarctica's Larsen ice shelf continue at current rates; it's likely that the strong hurricanes experienced since 1970 have been produced by global warming; and more drought and severe storms will occur. This global warming is “very likely” (meaning with 90 percent certainty) caused by human activity and will continue long into the future no matter what steps are taken.
If this official verdict on climate change seems bad enough, the real story could be far
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US food prices push February inflation to 0.4%

United States consumer prices increased above forecasts in February pushed by the cost of energy and food which rose at its fastest rate for two years, according to the latest release from the US Labor Department.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
China finally passes landmark property rights law

China's People Congress (NPC) by a surprising majority approved this week landmark legislation increasing private property rights following years of debate inside the Chinese Communist Party. At the end of the day only 90 of the 2.978 deputies voted against the law.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Historic” debt relief for Latam's five poorest countries

United States Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Clay Lowery commended Friday the Inter-American Development Bank's “historic” approval of a debt relief package that will provide 3.4 billion US dollars in debt reduction for five of the region's poorest countries: Bolivia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Beijing's dilemma: how to invest without harming the US dollar

China confirmed plans to create an investment company to improve returns on its foreign currency reserves of one trillion US dollars which are the world's largest.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Interpol warrants for Iranian officials linked to Bs As bombing

Interpol plans to issue international requests as of March 31 for the arrest of five prominent Iranians and a Lebanese militant in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural centre in Argentina, the international police agency announced this week
Thursday, March 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine governor rousted from offices

Police clashed with protesters and ousted a provincial governor from his offices Wednesday, after he refused to leave despite his suspension over corruption allegations, according to meida reports.