Stories for March 2008

Monday, March 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Fed takes new steps to ease crisis

Worry about the damage a growing credit crisis is inflicting on an ailing U.S. economy led the Federal Reserve to make a rare weekend move, lowering a key lending rate before Wall Street opened Monday.
Monday, March 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: CFK popular inspite of inflation

Supporters claim that economic growth has strengthened, more is being done to combat the energy crisis and to ensure road safety, and Argentina has played a significant role in bringing about an end to the recent border conflict between Colombia and Ecuador.
Monday, March 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Peru warns Venezuela against funding leftists

Peru's prime minister accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday of secretly financing leftist causes in the country to spread his brand of socialism in Latin America.
Monday, March 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Maradona slams altitude ban after playing in Bolivia

Diego Maradona criticised a ban on international matches at high altitude on Monday after playing a charity game in Bolivia's national stadium at 3,600 metres above sea level.
Saturday, March 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina to survey seabed from “North Malvinas to Georgia”

Argentina will begin in April, to the north of the “Malvinas islands all the way to South Georgia”, the last leg of its seabed survey to comply with the United Nations Law of the Sea May 2009 timetable, reports the Buenos Aires Saturday press.
Friday, March 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly “Penguin News” Update

Headlines: David becomes Royal; Not guilty' say rape trial jurors; Stanley Marathon this Sunday; Hospital recommends yellow fever jabs; Public meets with Foreign Affairs team; Early publication next week.
Friday, March 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Heathrow: Queen set for Terminal 5 opening

Heathrow Airport's controversial Terminal 5 is set to be opened by the Queen in a ceremony involving hundreds of airport and construction workers.
Friday, March 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uribe's tough hand on FARC issue balloons his popularity, 82%

In a clear support of his tough handling of the guerrilla issue Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's popularity rose to a record 82%, the highest since he took office in 2002according to a Gallup pole published on Thursday, thanks to his handling of a recent diplomatic spat with Ecuador and Venezuela.
Friday, March 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Estimates of record crop and revenue for Brazilian farmers

Brazilian farmers are set to receive a record 85 billion US dollars this year riding on high commodity prices and a bigger crop. This represents a 14.4% increase over the previous year in real value, according to the latest data from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Friday, March 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador challenges Bush to send US troops or “shut up”

Ecuador's president challenged US President George W. Bush to send troops to the Andean nation's border with Colombia “or shut your mouth” following on further claims that his country is a sanctuary for the cocaine funded Colombian rebel group FARC.