Stories for June 2008

Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina back in the list of “key” countries for the US

Argentina was included in a list of Latinamerican “key” countries for the US State Department and with whom the US is intent in having closer relations. The description belongs to US Deputy Secretary of State for hemispheric relations Thomas Shannon, during a speech at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Europe's bargains: Swiss unleaded fuel and Spain's diesel

United Kingdom motorists traveling in Europe will find the cheapest fuel in Spain and Switzerland, according to a survey from the Post Office Travel Services.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Taiana calls UK's Malvinas dispute attitude inadmissible

Britain's refusal to negotiate Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas islands is “inadmissible” said Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana addressing on Thursday in New York the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization or C24.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
The Economist and latest “hocus-pocus” from the Kirchners

Under the title of “Hocus-pocus” the June 12th edition of The Economist refers to the latest “cooking the books” decision by the current administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
C24 reiterates call for Falklands' sovereignty talks

The United Nations Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation, (C24), called on the United Kingdom and Argentina to resume negotiations on the Malvinas/Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute, following Thursday's session in New York.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Pax survive aircraft crash and 5 days in southern Chile forest

A plane carrying 10 people that disappeared four days ago in Chile's frigid southern forests was found Wednesday with nine survivors who stayed alive by huddling for warmth, sharing food and sheltering in the plane's wreckage.
Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Whale hunting ban is not enough to protect sanctuary”

A recent proposal to make Chile's entire coastline as a no-hunt whale sanctuary may not be enough to safeguard Chile's whales, according to world-renowned marine biologist and conservationist advocate Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete.
Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US exports up but not enough to pay April's oil bill

Despite healthy exports the rising cost of importing foreign oil caused the US trade deficit to widen 7.8% in April to 60.9 billion US dollars, the largest for 13 months.
Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
London world's leading financial centre; Santiago in Latam

London has been named the most influential financial centre in the world for the second consecutive year in spite of competition from fast rising hubs in Asia, according to MasterCard's second annual survey.
Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Explorer's successor, M/S Expedition in Falklands next January

Canada's GAP Adventures is set to re-launch its polar expedition programme following the purchase of a replacement for the sunken Explorer ship, according to a company release.