Stories for 2007

Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
U.N. votes against U.S. embargo on Cuba for 16th year

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to urge the United States to end its 46-year-old trade embargo against Cuba after its foreign minister accused the U.S. of stepping up its “brutal economic war” to new heights.
Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentines expect 20% inflation in Cristina's first year

Argentines expect 20% inflation in the next year, double the official rate and consumer confidence has shed 21% after hitting an all-time high in January, according to a survey done this month by Torcuato Di Tella University.
Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Tourism promotes understanding among cultures says UN

Tourism can play a key role in advancing understanding among cultures, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' airbridge with “premium economy” seats

Civilians traveling on the Brize Norton-Falkland Islands RAF airbridge will have access to “premium economy” seats for the price of 3.091 pound sterling return.
Tuesday, October 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' logistic support for BAS vessels and aircrafts

With spring in the South Atlantic, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ships and aircraft have returned to the Falkland Islands in preparation for the 2007/08 Antarctic season.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Conciliatory first speech from elected president Mrs Kirchner

Argentina's First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has become the first elected woman president of the country in what seems a landslide victory and with no need for a run off, according to exit polls and the first official results.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands has “low expectations” with new Argentine president

Falkland Islands' elected Councilors have low expectations of the new Argentine president in terms of “concrete progress” on Islands' issues.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Election of President Cristina Kirchner sets several records

The Argentine presidential calendar will remember 2007 for several events: the 53rd president is the first elected woman to reach the highest office, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and possibly the only country in the world where a husband (President Nestor Kirchner) hands over the blue and white sash to his wife.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Next government in Argentina with ample support in Congress

Elected Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner should face no obstacles with Executive initiatives in Congress according to the results of her windfall victory which consolidated the government's grip on the Senate and now becomes extensive to the Lower House.
Monday, October 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Transition to organic wool picks up in Australia, New Zealand

Australian wool broker Lanoc Wool has recently initiated a 'transition to organics' course with the help of TM Organics and a group of ten woolgrowers who collectively produce around 3000 bales per annum.