Stories for July 2008

Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
SS doctor Aribert Heim 'still alive in Chile'

Former SS doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile, said a director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre at the end of a five-day mission.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras record production; strike coming to an end

Brazil's oil and gas government managed corporation Petrobras announced on Tuesday that total production (domestic and abroad) in June reached a record of 2.412.155 barrels of oil equivalent per day, boed, which is 3.3% higher than a year ago and 2.3% over May 2008.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Increased chances for global trade accord, says WTO Lamy

World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy said the chances of success for reaching a world-trade agreement have increased as a result of talks before trade ministers meet next week in Geneva.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UK June inflation soars to an 11 year high of 3.8%

Rising food and fuel costs pushed UK inflation up to an 11-year high of 3.8% in June from 3.3% in May, figures show. The rise means inflation is now well above the government's 2% target, and may reduce the chance of a UK rate cut.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur unsatisfied with WTO agenda for next meeting

Brazil's Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Amorim said that developed nations' agricultural subsidies and tariff barriers for farm goods remain the biggest obstacle to an agreement on the long-stalled Doha round of World Trade Organization talks.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US dollar plunge triggers concern among trade partners

The Euro soared to a new high against the US dollar on Tuesday, reaching US$1.6038 in European trading as markets worried about the ongoing US lending crisis and the country's economy.
Monday, July 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
An exhibition on South Georgia takes off in Cambridge

An exhibition entitled “Governing South Georgia: A century of managing marine resources” opens at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in Cambridge next July 16th and by early 2009 should visit the Falkland Islands before finally ending in Grytviken.
Monday, July 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay Botnia pulp mill has not affected air and water quality

An international report on the environmental performance of the Botnia pulp plant in Uruguay, since its opening last November, indicates no quality modifications to the air or water of the River Uruguay next to which the huge Finnish owned complex has been built.
Monday, July 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil heading for record grain and oil seed harvest

Brazil's 2008 harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds has been estimated in a record 143.6 million metric tons, which is 7.9% higher than the 2007 production (133.1 million metric tons) according to the June report from the country's Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.
Monday, July 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
EU reopens market for Uruguayan fisheries exports

Uruguayan fisheries exports to the European Union have officially resumed this week after having overcome sanitary observations interposed at the beginning of the year, reported the country's Fisheries Department (DINARA) director Daniel Montiel.