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Stories for August 18th 2008

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile not expected to comply de-mining by 2012 deadline

    Chile is working hard in the elimination of land mines along its borders with Argentina, Peru and Bolivia but still has over 100.000 explosives to deactivate, which at the current rate won't make the 2012 deadline, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    BHP Billiton: record profits and upbeat about commodities

    BHP Billiton Ltd. which is the world's largest mining company has reported a record annual net profit for the year ended June 30 of 15.39 billion US dollars, up 14.7% from the 13.42 billion of the previous year.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands' war carrier, under Indian flag, returns to Atlantic

    Transferred from the UK in 1986, the aircraft carrier INS Viraat has recently been refitted for a further 10 years of active service

    The Indian Navy only aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, the former Falkland Islands war veteran HMS Hermes and a flotilla of other men-o-war are scheduled to participate for the first time ever in war games with the British and French navies in the Atlantic Ocean early next year.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Unanimous vote for Chile's coastline whale sanctuary

    Chile's Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously last week to declare the country's coastline a whale sanctuary. The vote is a major step in protecting whales from hunting in Chilean waters – 200 miles from the coast, along the entire length of the country.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    June trade figures confirm EU economy slowing down

    The trade deficit of the 15-nation Euro zone shrank sharply in June to 101 million Euros, but failed to meet forecasts, according to data released Monday by Eurostat.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Greenpeace dumps boulders in North Sea to prevent trawling

    Granite rocks are dropped by the Beluga II in the North Sea

    Greenpeace has sailed into a mini-storm of annoyed marine biologists after dropping massive granite boulders into the North Sea in an attempt to disrupt fishing. Last week the ship the Beluga II began dropping the first of 150 granite rocks weighing 2 to 3 tonnes onto the seabed.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentine/Chilean celebration of 1978 Pope peace mediation

    Argentine ambassador in Chile Luis Maira confirmed before Chilean Congress the visit of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner next November to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the 1978 peace mediation brokered by the Vatican which impeded a full fledged war.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Who pays for port expansion to dock larger cruise vessels?

    View of Punta Arenas, port, Straight of Magellan, and Norwegian Dream cruise ship

    As the cruise industry keeps advancing and vessels become larger a controversy has erupted in Punta Arenas as to who should pick the bill for the expansion of port facilities both for docking and landing tourists.

  • Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    The Brazilian economy and the dividends of stability

    Brazil's Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles was the guest this week of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce in New York, where he talked about the Brazilian economy, prospects followed by a period of questions and answers.

    Brazil is the largest economy of Latinamerica, the senior member of Mercosur, has a respected voice in world affairs and since the turn of the millennium has become one of the most promising emerging economies belonging to the so called BRIC group, Brazil, Russia, India and China.

    Follows a summary of this conference written by Denise Karin Johnsson