Stories for 2008

Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile joins Latam whale and dolphin watching tourism

Whales and dolphins are making the tourism market boom, particularly in Chile, where tourism is becoming a key factor of Chile's economic development strategy. More than one million tourists enjoyed viewing cetacean species in Latin America this past year, industry sources report.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
European & Canadian cities have best quality of living

European cities dominate the worldwide rankings of locations with the best quality of living, according to Mercer's 2008 Quality of Living survey. Zurich retains its 2007 title as the highest ranked city followed jointly by Vienna (2), Geneva (2), then Vancouver (4) and Auckland (5).
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
South American cities with serious personal safety problems

South American cities do not rank favorably with Mercer's highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime, effectiveness of law enforcement and relationships with other countries.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine fisheries landings down 7% in first half of 2008

Argentine fisheries landings in the first half of 2008 totaled 536.075 tons, which is 7% less that the 574.000 tons of the same period last year. Fish and mollusks dropped 6% and crustaceans 26% between 2008 and 2007, according to the latest release from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Deputy Secretariat.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US dollar close to medium-term equilibrium says IMF

The Euro is overvalued, while the US dollar's decline has brought it closer to its medium-term equilibrium in a decade, according to a top official from the International Monetary Fund.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bushconomics: “Wall Street got drunk and now has a hangover”

President George W Bush has explained the credit crunch savaging United States financial markets by saying “Wall Street got drunk”.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gas from coal to fuel methanol plant in extreme south Chile

Canada's Methanex, the world's main producer of methanol, is planning to convert coal into natural gas to supply its huge complex in the extreme south of Chile which has been working below capacity precisely because of insufficient gas, said the corporation's CEO Bruce Aitken.
Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' veteran new commander of S. Atlantic forces

A Falkland Islands war veteran is the new Commander British Forces in the South Atlantic. Air Commodore Gordon Moulds took over as Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands on June 14 2008, the 26th Anniversary of the liberation of the Falklands from Argentine occupation.
Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
FARC rejects peace talks and promises to fight on

Two leaders from Colombian rebel group FARC said they will continue to use violence to achieve their aims. The statement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia commanders defies calls from presidents in the region to disarm and give up the fight.
Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine judge shelves case against Nestor Kirchner

An Argentine Judge shelved on Monday a report requesting that former president Néstor Kirchner be probed for accusing the farmers of being coup-mongers.

Rafecas' decision came after prosecutor Federico Delgado requested that the case Judge Daniel Rafeca's decision came after prosecutor Federico Delgado requested that the case submitted by lawyer Ricardo Monner Sans be shelved