Stories for 2008

Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes Region has the lowest unemployment

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile has the lowest unemployment in the country, 1.8%, according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Office, INE.
Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US spending on food and fuel rises as dollar looses ground

United States consumer spending rose more than expected in January, but much of the gain was down to rising prices. The Commerce Department said on Friday personal spending rose 0.4% last month, a bigger rise than economists were expecting.
Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Euro zone inflation marks an all time annual high in Jan

Hikes in fuel and heating oil prices pushed the Euro zone 12 months rate of inflation to an all-time high in January, but a sharper than expected drop in core inflation added weight to the view that it will fall back closer to the European Central Bank's 2% target ceiling later this year.
Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean president scheduled to visit Great Britain in April

The busy international agenda for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her Foreign Affaire minister Alejandro Foxley includes hosting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in March and visiting Great Britain in April.
Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Charles and Wills to welcome Harry from Afghanistan

The Prince of Wales and Prince William will greet Prince Harry on his return from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Rev. Moon-allied group hosts Bush brother in Paraguay

Neil Bush, younger brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, called on Paraguay's president as the guest of a business federation founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
Friday, February 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US Congress extends Andean countries trade preferences

The United States Senate voted Thursday to extend expiring trade preferences that allow Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia to send most products to the U.S. duty-free. The ten month extension, through the end of 2008, was approved without objection.
Friday, February 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Canadians investing heavily in Argentine uranium exploration

Canada's Blue Sky Uranium Corp. announced that it has entered into a Letter of Agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Argentina Uranium Corp., thereby gaining control of over 500,000 hectare uranium land package in Argentina.
Friday, February 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile preparing for energy rationing: voltage reduced 10%

The specter of energy shortages in Chile reared its head again this week, as the Ministry of Economy released a short-term plan to confront the country's increasingly perilous energy scenario, particularly the prospect of electricity rationing, which the government last instituted in 1998. The order contains 30 points that intend to help Chile's electricity providers to operate responsibly in the coming year.
Friday, February 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bad-news inflation as US economy sharp slowdown confirmed

United States economic growth fell sharply in the last three months of 2007 as the credit crunch took effect and spending on new housing slumped, revised figures released Thursday show.