Stories for 2008

Saturday, August 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Manchester Hallé Orchestra celebrates 150 years in Mercosur

The Hallé Orchestra from Manchester is celebrating a great landmark in its history – its 150th anniversary and for the commemoration has scheduled a four country visit to South America in September which includes Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. The orchestra was last in South America in 1992.
Saturday, August 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Food prices set to keep rising forecasts head of FAO

Current falls in commodity and food prices could be temporary and have not reduced concerns over their impact on developing nations, the head of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
Saturday, August 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Euro zone inflation eases but economic confidence is down

Separate figures have shown as easing of inflation in the Euro zone, but a fall in economic confidence. An initial estimate from EU statistics agency Eurostat showed that the annual rate of inflation eased in August to 3.8% from a record 4% in July as oil prices cooled.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Tragic fire sends P. Arenas landlords to 7 years in prison

The owner and manager (father and son) of a Punta Arenas lodge were sentenced to seven years in prison plus 300.000 US dollars in compensation to the families of ten passengers who died trapped when the building caught fire in February 2007.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Flyglobespan' heads south; Immigration survey results announced; Sailors caught out by drugs tests; E Boye trip called off.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
McCain picks working class woman gov as running mate

US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain picked Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his surprise running mate. At 44, she is three years younger than Barack Obama and is credited with reforms during her first term, but she is relatively unknown in US politics. Mr McCain appeared with her on stage at a lively rally in Dayton, Ohio.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Oil covered penguins washed up on Brazilian beaches

Thousands of oil-slicked penguins washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort on Friday, and officials reported they are searching for a cause.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes remains Chilean region with lowest unemployment

Unemployment in Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile remained virtually unchanged during the May-July quarter and the lowest in the country, 2.5%.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil bets on nuclear powered nuke to protect oil fields

Brazil will spend 160 million US dollars by the end of next year on the development of a nuclear-powered submersible to protect the oil reserves found recently off its coast, said Defence minister Nelson Jobim on Friday.
Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil liberates air fares to South American countries

Air fares from Brazil to the rest of South America will no longer be regulated as of next Monday September first, which will represent a significant reduction in prices according to a Friday release from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency, ANAC.