Stories for 2008

Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: Shaun takes up FIGAS job; Concern at Kirchner's planned London visit; Kalista's fighting spirit; Drugs importer jailed for four months; Esvagt Beta sets sail
Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Plane with 46 on board crashes in Venezuela

A commercial airliner with 46 people aboard disappeared in southwestern Venezuela on Thursday, and authorities feared it had crashed after residents reported hearing a thunderous noise in the mountains.
Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Poor beginning for Argentine squid season: 18 jiggers

Only 18 squid jiggers are fishing for squid (Illex argentinus) in Argentine waters south of parallel 44Ã‚Âº, since the season officially opened last February first. The rest of the fleet remains docked, revealed satellite-based information released by the Argentine Deputy Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SSP&A).
Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Oil price surge is driven by demand growth, argues IMF

The surge in oil prices this week to over 100 US dollars a barrel is part of a trend of higher oil prices driven largely by sustained growth in demand that is likely to have little effect on global growth, according to an International Monetary Fund spokesperson.
Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
One Norwegian equals 20 Chileans in salmon industry

Norwegian production of salmon is highly intensive and with massive use of technology together with a quick response logistics web makes it the leading country in the industry world wide.
Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's proven oil reserves in the range of 12.6 billion barrels

Brazil at the end of 2007 had 12.623 billion barrels in proven oil reserves, the National Petroleum Agency, ANP, said on its Web site this week. Brazil also had 364.99 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves.
Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
EU temporary bans access to Uruguayan fish produce

The European Union temporarily suspended export certificates for three Uruguayan fish processing plants and questioned the country's Fisheries Department regulations' compliance system, confirmed sources from Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
Thursday, February 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Fed forecasts less US growth and higher unemployment

The US Federal Reserve has slashed its growth forecast for the US economy and raised its forecast for unemployment. The Fed cut its growth forecast for this year by half a percent to a new range of between 1.3% and 2%. The US central bank also said the jobless rate could be as high as 5.3% by the end of the year.
Thursday, February 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay: near panic as yellow fever deaths confirmed

A state of panic has taken over the inhabitants of Asunción, capital of Paraguay with thousands queuing for vaccines following the confirmation of seven fatal cases of jungle yellow fever and four more clinically compatible but still undetermined.
Wednesday, February 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
State of emergency in Peru following farmers' protests

The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in several coastal provinces after a farmers' protest left at least four dead and more than 700 under arrest.