Stories for 2007

Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Luxury office construction boom in Santiago de Chile

The construction of luxury offices in the capital of Chile, Santiago has risen to its highest level in seven years, according to a study by the consultant group Mackenzie Hill.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Kirchner's mandate ending with serious support erosion

With less than two weeks before Argentina's presidential election the positive image of President Nestor Kirchner is at its lowest since taking office in May 2003, which is not necessarily good news for the incumbent candidate and First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
September Euro-zone inflation above target: ECB move now

Euro zone annual inflation was 2.1% last September, (up from August 1.7%) and above the European Central Bank's target for the first time in twelve months according to the latest release from Eurostat.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Costa Rica elected to Latam seat in UN Security Council

Costa Rica and Croatia were elected on Tuesday to the United Nations Security Council for 2008-09 after their respective rivals, the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic pulled out after two rounds of voting.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Right to food is a human right, says UN Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked World Food Day on Tuesday with a call for a renewed commitment to stamp out chronic hunger and make the right to food a reality for all in a world where nearly 855 million people still do not have enough to eat.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar has new “non colonial” link, UK tells UN

The British Government told the United Nations Monday that Gibraltar had entered a new “non-colonial” constitutional relationship with the UK and described as “outdated” the UN criteria on de-listing former colonies.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
New giant plant eater dinosaur found in Argentine Patagonia

A team of Argentine and Brazilian paleontologists announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species ? a giant, Patagonian plant-eater ? that lived 88 million years ago.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador claims “windfall” earnings from oil industry

Ecuador told foreign oil companies on Monday they had two weeks to pay the government 317 million US dollars in what the government says are unpaid debts from a windfall royalty approved in 2006.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
World Bank forecasts robust growth in Latinoamerica

Latinamerica and the Caribbean are forecasted to grow between 4.9 and 5% this year according to the World Bank's chief economist for the region Augusto de la Torre.
Monday, October 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands: Visiting operators optimistic about oil

“THERE is good potential to find significant volumes of oil and gas in the Falkland Islands.” That's the optimistic message from oil industry representatives who were in the Islands last week for a series of meetings with the government, private sector and military.