Stories for November 12th 2004
Brazil Hot News
Headlines:
Consumer prices contained in Brazil; Petrobras invests in oil and gas rigs; Brazilian industry expands 7,6%; Palocci insists with fiscal surplus.
Discouraging Illex 2005 season forecast
The poor results of this year's Illex squid season in the South Atlantic could extend to the coming 2005 season, according to a scientist from the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department.
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Raising the roof; Second adjournment for fishing court case; Argentine/UK exercise; Government loses Forbes appeal; Man charged with child sex assault; Milk is listeria-free; Explorer and Molchanov.
President to go to Chile ?soon'
President Néstor Kirchner yesterday told Chilean Interior Minister José Miguel Insulza that he will visit the neighbouring country soon, in a gesture to further cool down a diplomatic spat sparked by the comments of Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker against the ruling Peronist party.
Repsol YPF lifts Jan-Sep. gas output 12%.
Spanish oil company Repsol YPF increased its total gas production 11.8% to 598,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d) in the first nine months of 2004 thanks to higher production in Bolivia, Argentina and Trinidad & Tobago, the company said in its earnings statement.
Prince Harry in Argentine polo horse farm.
Prince Harry, son of Prince Charles and Lady Diana arrived this Friday in Buenos Aires where he will be working in a breeding polo horses' farm until the end of November.
Brazilian businessmen criticize the Mercosur “anchor”.
A group of Brazilian businessmen will request the Lula de Silva administration to step back from Mercosur, interrupting the customs union process, reported this Friday Roberto Gianetti da Fonseca, International Relations Director from the all powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries, FIESP.
