Stories for 2008

Monday, June 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC: oil barrel price should be US$ 70; blames speculation

A weak dollar and geopolitical problems are fueling the speculative bubble in oil markets which should be trading at around half the current price of a barrel said on Monday, OPEC President Chakib Khelil.
Monday, June 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
More losses and fresh funding for US banking system

United States investment bank Lehman Brothers is raising 6 billion US dollars to boost its finances after predicting a loss of 2.8 billion in the second quarter of 2008.
Monday, June 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dead penguins and oil covered found on Uruguayan beaches

Dozens of dead penguins and others alive but with traces of oil appeared over the weekend along the east of Uruguay according to a marine life conservation non government organization.
Monday, June 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay to make oil potencial presentation in Rome

Uruguay hopes to attract the interest of global oil corporations when it makes a first tentative presentation of recent seismic survey data from its continental shelf next Thursday at the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers meeting in Rome.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Oil crisis dominates Group of Eight meeting in Japan

The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting in Japan amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Worldwide: the unpredictable future of seafood prices

The rising costs of energy, metals, manpower, transport, and so on, have conspired with the unfavourable foreign exchange developments of the year to make it an altogether tough time for the global seafood industry. Still, despite many sector hardships, the picture is hardly consistent.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina chairs UN General Assembly Decolonization Com.

Argentina was chosen last week to the chair of the United Nations General Assembly Special Political and Decolonization Committee which is concerned with disarmament, peace keeping operations as well as decolonization.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Taiana addresses C24 Thursday; Wednesday with Ban Ki-moon

Argentina's Foreign Affaire minister Jorge Taiana will be addressing next Thursday the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, or C24, when he is expected to reiterate Argentine claims over the Falkland Islands and other South Atlantic insular territories sovereignty.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Britain tells UN new constitution decolonized Gibraltar

The British Government has told the United Nations that Gibraltar, --which is disputed by neighboring Spain-- should be removed from the Unite Nations list of colonies, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay's exports closing on 10 billion US dollars in 08

Exports from one of Mercosur's junior members Uruguay could reach ten billion US dollars this year, a considerable hike from the 6.8 billion of 2007 and the original official estimate of “above 9 billion US dollars”, according to sources from the Ministry of Economy.