Stories for 2007

Sunday, October 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine presidential candidate cancels Chile visit

Cristina Kirchner, wife of the current President of Argentina and herself senator and presidential candidate, has cancelled a previous scheduled trip to Santiago.
Sunday, October 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean striker stars for Vitesse

Colo Colo are one of the big names of Chilean football and 22 year old striker Juan Lorca quickly became a star at the club which he joined as a junior player at the age of 12.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Twenty years of Falklands' presence in UK Party Conferences

Falklands elected Councillors Ian Hansen and Mike Rendell have been pressing the flesh with British politicians at the Labour and Conservative party conferences.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Record budget surplus in Chile this year: 8.1% of GDP

Because of high copper prices, Chilean treasury officials now believe that they will end the year with a historic budget surplus of 8.1% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean icebreaker stationed in Punta Arenas

Chile's Navy icebreaker “Almirante Viel” which is scheduled to be arriving at the end of the month, will be permanently stationed in Punta Arenas, reported this week Chilean naval authorities.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
PM Gordon Brown rules out autumn election

Gordon Brown has said he will not call a general election this autumn. The PM said he wanted a chance to show the country his “vision for change” and to develop his policies further.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pinochet's relatives and former associates released on bail

Former General Augusto Pinochet's widow, children and former associates were provisional released on bail Saturday, two days after their arrest on corruption charges.
Friday, October 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines:
New comms deal for Camp; Drilling agreement: 'biggest oil event in 10 years'; Royal Marines on Islands exercise; Men back in court today
Friday, October 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visits Chile

As part of his five-nation tour through Latin America, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met Thursday with his Chilean counterpart José Goñi Carrasco to discuss “defense issues of common interest” and to sign a bilateral agreement.
Friday, October 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Soaring wheat prices cause food crises in poor countries

Up to 36 countries worldwide are facing food crises at a time when the price of wheat has hit record levels and stocks are described as worryingly low by the latest crop and food situation report published by the UN Friday.