Stories for 2007

Saturday, February 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Carnival: Rio De Janeiro Expects 700,000 Tourists

Despite ongoing violence that has shaken Rio de Janeiro for months, the Brazilian city on Wednesday said it expects 700,000 tourists for its world-famous Carnival celebrations this year.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: A right old knees-up; Port facilities back on the agenda: consultants enlisted; Census figures stalled; New environmental boss; Four cruisers visit this week; Scholars learn of Island life.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chirac caustic about Spanish legacy in the Americas

French president Jacques Chirac considers the discovery of America as “not a great moment of history”, and thus not susceptible to be celebrated, and he is inclined to attribute the discovery of the new world to Vikings and not to Christopher Columbus.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Oil threat ups security

Venezuela will reinforce security measures after a branch of al Qaeda called for attacks on suppliers of oil to the United States, the defence minister said on yesterday.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mexican economy surprises and expands 4.8% in 2006

Mexico's economy, Latinamerica's largest expanded 4.8% in 2006 compared to 2005 and the highest in six years reported the Finance Secretary in an official release.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile to take Argentina to WTO over agriculture subsidies

Chile announced early this week that it would file a new lawsuit against Argentina before the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the country's use of agricultural subsidies. The pending lawsuit would further strain relations between the two southern cone neighbors, as Argentina has already has filed two lawsuits against Chile before the WTO
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Four dead, 25 intoxicated in jigger accident in Montevideo

Four crew members killed and 25 intoxicated including rescue workers was the final toll of an ammoniac escape/explosion on board a Korean jigger moored at the port of Montevideo.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Slow beginning for Argentine squid season

Argentine short fin squid (Illex argentinus) catches within the Argentine EEZ since the start of the season on February 1 are rather erratic and not very encouraging. Until last week only eight jiggers were operating in the area reports Pesca & Puertos website.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil's primary surplus planned to drop to 3.75% of GDP

Brazil posted a 4.32% of GDP primary surplus in 2006 compared to 4.83% in 2005 revealed the country's Central Bank. The savings are equivalent to 41 billion US dollars.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires province licenses 50 fishing vessels

A total 50 vessels, less than 28 meters long, for the first time have been licensed to catch off the bay of Samborombón, an area the province of Buenos Aires government claims to be under its jurisdiction based on the Uruguay/Argentina River Plate maritime agreement.