Stories for November 2008

Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
MercoPress: In Spanish and from the South

When we started almost fifteen years ago with the MercoPress project, in English and internet, it was hard to imagine how far we could advance, but with the standing support of our readers who encouraged us all along, we have managed to stamp a name which has become synonymous of news credibility.
Thursday, November 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Marches to protest building of dams in Chilean Patagonia

Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside of Endesa's Santiago headquarters Wednesday evening to protest the Spanish-Italian electricity company's plans to build a huge hydroelectric complex in Chilean Patagonia.
Thursday, November 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chile shocked with surfacing of vanished political prisoner

The reappearance of a man who was officially dead has shaken and outraged some in Chile which still mourns 1,196 other political prisoners who vanished in the hands of the 1973/1990 military dictatorship.
Thursday, November 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Pacific rim leaders meet in Lima for trade talks

The United States, China, Japan and some emerging economy heavyweights will push for quick action on free trade deals at a summit meeting this weekend as an antidote to a looming recession in much of the world.
Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Communist allies China, Cuba hold landmark summit

China's President Hu Jintao on Wednesday was to wrap up a landmark visit to Cuba where he brought millions of dollars in aid and promises of closer trade ties.
Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Unknown extinct yellow-eyed penguin identified in NZ

The discovery of a previously unknown and now extinct New Zealand penguin could be just one of many breakthroughs as scientists probe the secrets of ancient DNA. A study led by Otago University researchers set out to look at changes in the yellow-eyed penguin population after humans settled in New Zealand.
Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
OPEC president says members have lost 700 billion USD

With Deutsche Bank forecasting a barrel of oil at 40 USD in 2009, Opec president Chakib Khelil said members of the cartel have lost about 700 billion US dollars because of falling crude prices.
Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Spain slipping into 12-month recession says Central Bank

Spain is likely to slip into recession in the fourth quarter and stay there during 2009, Bank of Spain governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez said on Wednesday in Madrid.
Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
US consumer prices drop 1% and building permits to '69 level

United States consumer prices dropped by a record 1% in October compared with the previous month, as fuel costs kept falling for a third month in a row. Fuel prices were not the only reason for the record drop, as core prices, which exclude food and energy, fell for the first time since 1982.
Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Net immigration to UK reached 237.000 last year

Net immigration to the United Kingdom rose to 237,000 in 2007, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The number was up by 46,000 on 2006 as a result of a fall in the number of people moving out of the