Stories for October 7th 2009

Thursday, October 8th 2009 - 01:00 UTC
Rare vintage photo of first expedition to reach the South Pole

The only known vintage print of the first expedition to reach the South Pole has been uncovered at the National Library of Australia. The small brown photograph shows Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's arrival at the pole in 1911.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 10:10 UTC
Peru’s Machu Picchu among list of world cultural sites threatened

Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, a preservationist group said.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguayan economy set to grow 0.6% this year and 3.5% in 2010, says IMF

Uruguay’s economy is set to grow 0.6% this year and 3.5% in 2010 according to the latest estimates from the International Monetary Fund. This means Uruguay together with Peru will be the only two countries in South America that will expand in 2009. The previous IMF forecast was 1.3% and 2%.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 09:46 UTC
NASA Operation Ice Bridge takes off from Punta Arenas

Starting next Monday and operating from Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile NASA will fly its largest aircraft, --a DC-8, a 157-foot-long airborne laboratory-- to study changes in Antarctica’s sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers as part of its Operation Ice Bridge.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 09:44 UTC
UV alert in Punta Arenas as ozone-hole advances to the continent

Magallanes University Ozone Monitoring Laboratory has detected for the second time this year a considerable advance of the Antarctic Ozone Hole over this region in the extreme south of Chile.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 09:29 UTC
Argentina sets TAC for hoki, Patagonian toothfish and southern blue whiting

Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) announced 2009 total allowable catch (CMP) for hoki (Macruronus magellanicus), Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) and southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), reflecting an effort to better conserve and manage these resources.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 09:27 UTC
US wishes to improve trade relations and cooperation with Uruguay

United States wishes to improve and expand trade relations with Uruguay as well as scientific cooperation, was the message from the United States Barack Obama administration to the country’s ruling coalition presidential ticket for this month’s general election.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 07:49 UTC
Two Argentine “death flights” pilots face long-standing charges

An extradition hearing is expected in Spain this week for one of two pilots arrested recently on charges they participated in “death flights” in which more than 1,000 prisoners were thrown out of planes during Argentina's “dirty war” in the 1970s and 1980s, officials said.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 07:06 UTC
Uruguay has a new air terminal with annual capacity for 3 million pax

Uruguay officially opened this week the country’s new Carrasco international air terminal with a capacity to manage 3 million passengers annually, which makes it operational until 2030.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 07:01 UTC
EU and Uruguay reach agreement on whisky import taxes

European Union closed an investigation into Uruguayan taxing of spirit imports after the country removed “unfair barriers” avoiding a complaint at the World Trade Organization.