MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 19th 2008
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Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Soaring food prices contribute to China's record Jan inflation
Chinese inflation hit an 11-year high in January after rising price pressures were exaggerated by fierce snow storms, official figures show. Soaring food prices were largely blamed for pushing consumer inflation up to 7.1% last month, from 6.5% in December.
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Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Sustainability is Antarctica's tourism main challenge
“Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all life on Earth.” That's the view of Dr Robert Lambert, a lecturer on Tourism and the Environment at The University of Nottingham, who has just returned from the Antarctic in his role as an Observer for the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO).
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Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Korea plans second permanent station close to South Pole
The Korean government announced this week plans to set up a second research station in Antarctica to expand operations. The project should be completed by 2011.
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Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina, first step to Arab-Latam leaders' summit
Argentina will host this week a meeting of Foreign Affairs ministers from Latinamerica and the Arab countries (ASPA), an idea promoted by the Brazilian diplomacy to expand economic and trade links and strengthen political ties between the two regions.
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Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
On fears of OPEC cut, crude soars to record 101 US dollars
Crude oil rose for a fourth day and closed Tuesday at a record 101.01 US dollars in New York on fears that OPEC might reduce output and growing concern over supplies from Venezuela, Nigeria and Russia.
