Stories for June 2008

Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar allows norovirus infected cruise visitors to land

Passengers on board the cruise ship MV Ventura were allowed to visit Gibraltar despite a handful of the passengers being ordered to remain on board because of a recent virus outbreak, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UK truckers row over pay triggers petrol panic-buying

Crucial talks aimed at averting a strike in the United Kingdom by hundreds of tanker drivers have been held amid signs some drivers are panic-buying petrol. Leaders of the Unite union met officials of two companies working on Shell contracts in a bid to resolve a row over pay.
Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil May inflation records fastest pace in three years

Consumer prices in Brazil rose in May at the fastest pace in more than three years, 0.79%, underscoring concerns about inflation pressures in Latinamerica's largest economy.
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Farmers' conflict: behind harsh words, dim light of hope

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner defended on Monday her decision to impose a controversial sliding tax system on agricultural exports and said farmers opposing her government policies are undermining the country's fight against poverty.
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
S. Korean government on the cliff over US beef imports

Thousands of protestors in downtown Seoul continued an overnight street march into early Wednesday morning, calling for the renegotiation of a United States beef import agreement despite an offer by the entire South Korean Cabinet to resign, reported the local Yonhap news agency
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina May inflation with “new system”: 0.6%

Argentina's consumer price index in May was 0.6% according to the country's Statistics and Census Institute (Indec) which has began applying a new methodology. This means that in the fives months of 2008 inflation was 4% and 9.1% in the last twelve months.
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Disney Magic” cruise pays record Panama Canal toll

The US cruise ship “Disney Magic” paid a record 331,200 US dollars to cross the Panama Canal. The 295-meter-long cruise owned by a subsidiary of Walt Disney Co, broke the transit record on May 16, the Panama Canal Authority said.
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Obama and McCain's campaigns have a Latinamerican chapter

The United States presidential campaign will also be fought in Latinamerica. Democrat candidate Barak Obama has named a US attorney married to a Brazilian to convince the 30.000 US citizens living in Brazil, while a businessman, resident in Sao Paulo will represent the Republican Party and candidate John McCain.
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil GDP expands 5.8% in first quarter; overheat concern

Brazil's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, expanded 5.8% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, and 0.7% over the previous quarter, according to the latest release from the Brazilian Statistics and Geography Institute, IBGE.
Monday, June 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's richest families assets total 71 billion U$D

In the last four years, wealth controlled by Chile's richest families grew by 45% to 71 billion US dollars, according to a study done by Chilean financing evaluation company LarrainVial, consulting company Accenture and the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.