Stories for 2008

Tuesday, October 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
German misgivings about Antarctic visitors' number

The Antarctic wilderness is attracting a growing number of tourists keen to experience the icy landscape yet their presence is posing new risks to this unique marine environment.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian military warning to Paraguay landless peasants

Brazilian military exercises along the border with Paraguay are escalating tensions between the South American neighbours. Operation Southern Border II mobilized 3,500 soldiers from the Brazilian armed forces along the border, as part of a larger force of some 10,000 soldiers also deployed along the borders with Uruguay and Argentina.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur special meeting with challenging agenda

The Mercosur Council meets Monday in Brasilia to address an agenda of controversial issues: the global financial crisis; commercial asymmetries among country members and Uruguay's veto to former President Nestor Kirchner's for the chair of Unasur.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's opposition confirms advance in municipal vote

Chile's conservative opposition collected a string of surprise wins in municipal elections across the country Sunday, delivering a blow to the ruling coalition of President Michele Bachelet as her party heads into next year's presidential race.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Remembrance Day arrangements Nov. 9th in the Falklands

The Falkland Islands Legislative Council announced arrangements for Remembrance Day on Sunday 9th November 2008.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay admits “modest” impact from global slowdown

The Uruguayan government admitted it expects growth to slow down as a consequence of the international financial crisis which is spreading to the real economy as demand retracts in the main world blocks.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Financial Times supports Obama; questions trade policy

Britain's leading Financial Times newspaper threw its weight behind US presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying the campaign had shown that the Democrat was the “right choice” to lead the US.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Pte. Lula promises to work with all elected mayors

A day alter Sunday's municipal election Brazilian president Lula da Silva called for national union and promised to work with the winning mayors and councillors no matter what party they belong to.
Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar celebrates the UN decision on self-determination

The Gibraltar Government has welcomed the formal rejection by the United Nations Fourth Committee of the view promulgated by the Committee of 24 that territories affected by a sovereignty dispute are excluded from the principle of self-determination.
Sunday, October 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Global warning: New gases worry scientists

Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases _ one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology _ are on the rise, too. And that has scientists wondering about accelerated global warming.