MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 16th 2006
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Center-right boycotts Bolivian's speech to EU parliament
President Evo Morales of Bolivia told the European Parliament in Strasbourg Monday that nationalization of the country's natural resources was not a matter of expropriation or expulsion.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
U.S. bans arms sales to Venezuela
The United States is imposing a ban on arms sales to Venezuela because President Hugo Chavez's leftist government is not supporting counterterrorism efforts, State Department officials said Monday.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bush calls for troops to boost border patrol
President Bush on Monday laid out a plan to shut off illegal immigration by dispatching up to 6,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Oil, metal prices tumble
Oil fell under US$ 70 a barrel, gold dropped almost four percent and copper plunged yesterday as investors feared a rally that has taken many commodities to or near record highs may slow economic growth.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Taiwanese Jigger Fined in Falklands Court
The owners of a Taiwan registered jigger, the Ming Man were fined a total of £33,000 in the Stanley Magistrates Court on Monday. The captain of the vessel was fined a further £3,300 on the same charges, which related to a breach of licence conditions and false catch reporting. Both parties entered guilty pleas.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's behaviour “nasty, unpleasant and irresponsible”
“Clearly when any large country tries to bully and subjugate a smaller country it should be a matter of concern for everybody. It's a matter of practical concern for us that the Argentines would try to destroy the Falklands' economy”.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Central Bank leaves rate unchanged at 5%
Chile's Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at 5% this month in the hope of slowing inflation. The action was widely foreseen by experts in the marketplace.
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Tuesday, May 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Vietnamese fishermen adrift rescued in Magellan Strait
Two Vietnamese crewmembers found Monday floating adrift in the icy Magellan waters and currently in Punta Arenas hospital are Vietnamese who voluntarily jumped overboard from a Taiwanese vessel according to local Prosecution sources.
