Stories for August 12th 2005
Tourism's attitude more resilient to terrorism
Tourism has become more resilient to the threat of terrorism over the past few years as the market's attitude has changed from fear to defiance, and last month's bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh are expected to have only a short-lived effect on the Egyptian resort, according to a new United Nations report.
Corruption is part of the “Mexican culture”
The Mexican government admitted that corruption is an extended practice in the country, long rooted and therefore “part of the national culture”, and will take many years to eradicate.
Navy returns properties to Punta Arenas communist party
Mid day Thursday and as had been previously announced the Chilean Navy returned two Punta Arenas downtown properties which had been taken over September 11/1973 and which originally belonged to the regional Communist Party.
Mrs. Pinochet free on bail
The wife of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was granted bail Thursday a day after having been charged together with her youngest son of tax fraud.
Lula's administration deeper and deeper in trouble
The publicist who managed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 2002 election campaign admitted Thursday before a congressional committee that the ruling Workers Party paid part of his fee via third-party deposits into a Bahamas bank account.
Chavez denies he's a threat to the region
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday in Argentina that his government is no threat to Latin America, despite what the United States may think.
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
End of an era for Falklands protector;
The Falklands Regime: Bingham book hits the shelves.
News in brief: Marine life study; VC10 damaged; Elqui to be scuttled.
Hawks and doves exchange views at Malvinas seminar.
The debate on the role of diplomacy in the Malvinas / Falkland Islands dispute at the two day seminar on “The Malvinas in the South American Union” at the Foreign Ministry this morning, billed as “The Malvinas Question and the Transitory Understanding since 1989”, served to underscore the many differences that exist in Argentine society vis-à-vis handling the dispute.
Hard left slam Kirchner & Bielsa over Malvinas oil
A group of around 100 protesters belonging to the leftwing Trotskyist Socialist Workers Movement (MST) this afternoon staged a noisy demonstration outside the Foreign Ministry building in downtown Buenos Aires protesting over Argentina's current policies vis-à-vis the disputed Malvinas-Falklands Islands.
