Stories for 2007

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile: Broken Santiago airstrip slows traffic

Faulty runway renovation caused delays last Thursday at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina reaffirms sovereignty rights over Falklands

Argentina reaffirmed Wednesday its “imprescriptible sovereignty rights” over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands and questioned the United Kingdom's reluctance to address the issue.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires port security reinforced

Argentina's Coast Guard on Wednesday reinforced security in Buenos Aires ferry Terminal following the decision by picketers who are blocking access to neighboring Uruguay in protest over the building of a pulp mill, to impede daily river shuttles to Montevideo.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina takes Chile to WTO on Chilean safeguards on dairy products

Argentina has filed a dispute complaint against Chile before the World Trade Organization (WTO) after Chile in mid December imposed a 23-percent additional safeguard on some dairy products imported from Argentina.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“A warrior taking his rest” Quiet funeral for Falklands' local hero

Flags flew at half-mast at all government buildings in the Falkland Islands today, Wednesday, as a mark of respect, for the funeral of Terry Peck, former Chief of Police, former Member of the Legislative Council and one of the genuinely local heroes of the 1982 war for the liberation of the islands from Argentine occupation.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
First day tricky experience for Ban Ki-Moon

Ban Ki-Moon ran into trouble on his first day of work as UN secretary-general on Tuesday over Saddam Hussein's execution when he twice failed to state the United Nations' opposition to the death penalty and stressed instead that capital punishment should be a decision of every country.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Preliminary” WTO discussions between US and Brazil

Brazil's Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim, met Wednesday with United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab in New York as part of efforts to get World Trade Organization talks restarted, but both called the discussion preliminary.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
China promises a “stable currency policy” for 2007

China's central bank under international pressure to make the yuan more flexible will in 2007 pursue a “stable currency policy” to promote economic growth.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina establishes hake TAC of 340.000 tons

Argentina's Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Secretariat, SAGP y A, established a total 2007 allowable catch, TAC, of 340.000 tons of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) which is 10.5% lower than last year's TAC of 380.000 tons.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela & Argentina to top economic performance

Venezuela and Argentina are forecasted to top economic performance in the region in 2007, above 6% growth, with Chile, Colombia, Panama, Peru and Dominican Republic following at levels ranging 5%, according to a top World Bank official.