Stories for 2009

Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Calderon willing to address NAFTA issues with Obama

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said he is willing to cooperate with incoming US president Barack Obama to address aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which links the economies of the United States, Mexico and Canada and has boosted trade several times.
Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia breaks relations with Israel over Gaza invasion

President Evo Morales announced Wednesday that Bolivia severed diplomatic ties with Israel as an act of solidarity with Palestinians suffering from the current offensive in the Gaza strip.
Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Dr. Colin Phipps, a visionary of the Falklands oil future

Dr Colin Phipps, long linked to the Falkland Islands and one of the driving forces behind the promising frontier oil industry passed away in London on January 10.
Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Chile-Peru consortium to invest in natural gas plant

A Chilean-Peruvian consortium plans to invest 650 million USD in a project to produce ammonium and ammonium nitrate from natural gas, Peruvian President Alan Garcia said Wednesday.
Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas British Honorary Consul honoured with MBE

Two of Britain's Honorary Consuls in Chile have been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in this year's New Year's Honours List. Iain Hardy, Honorary Consul in Valparaiso and John Rees, Honorary Consul in Punta Arenas, were each awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
International Year of Astronomy to honour Galileo

A large cluster of astronomers have been present in Paris this week at the official launch of the International Year of Astronomy, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said.
Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
To comply with OPEC, Ecuador cuts private oil output

The Ecuadorian government has decided to suspend oil production by Italy's Agip and France's Perenco, both of which operate in the Amazon region, to comply with new OPEC cuts.
Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
More evidence that Asians first marched into the Americas

A study has revealed genetic links between people who inhabited northern Peru more than 1,000 years ago and the Japanese, according to reports from El Comercio from Lima, one of the country leading newspapers.
Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian 2008 farm exports up 23%, total 71.9 billion

Brazilian farm exports totalled a record 71.9 billion US dollars in 2008, up 23% over 2007, according to the latest reports from the Ministry of Agriculture. Farm exports also reported a surplus of 60 billion US dollars last year while agro-business represented 36.3% of all of the country's shipments.
Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
China's imports dropped a record 21.3% in December

China's exports and imports have suffered their biggest decline in a decade. Exports in December were down 2.8% from the same time last year, a bigger decline than November's 2.2% drop, while imports were down 21.3% (17.9% in November), the China Daily said.