Stories for July 6th 2006
Bachelet speaks freely with reporters
President Michelle Bachelet held an informal breakfast Tuesday with the National Press Association and frankly discussed many issues surrounding her presidency.
Migrants' remittances foster development
Remittances from migrants to their home countries have great potential to foster economic development, a senior United Nations official told the press in Geneva.
Mexico' official recount shows Lopez Obrador leading
The official manual recount of Sunday ballots in Mexico's tight presidential election is showing Social-democrat candidate Manuel Lopez Obrador leading over his Conservative rival Felipe Calderon by 2.53 points.
Chavez displays new Russian planes and arms
Venezuela' Hugo Chavez celebrated Wednesday the country's Independence Day with a display of sophisticated aircrafts and arms purchased from Russia following an arms and spares freeze imposed by United States several months ago.
Vazquez hints at mill dialogue
Uruguayan President Tabaré Vazquez yesterday said that a warm embrace with his Argentine counterpart Néstor Kirchner in Caracas on Tuesday night was “a sign toward dialogue” between the two countries which are engaged in a bitter spat over the construction of two pulp mills in Uruguay.
Kirchner: “Venezuela is a full democracy”
Mercosur should design a common strategy of security, sovereignty and defence, said Chavez.
Argentina's inflation in June 0.5% and 4.9% in six months
Argentina's Consumer price index in June reached 0.5%, with an accumulated six months 4.9% and below the Kirchner administration annualized 10% target, according to the latest release from the Statistics and Census Office.
Childhood obesity controversy in Chile
Chile is among the top five nations leading the world in childhood obesity, according to new statistics released by Junaeb, a Chilean organization focused on children and education.
Inflation fears, but Euro area key rates unchanged
The European Union Central Bank Governing Council left key interest rates unchanged at 2.75% following Thursday's meeting reported the institution's president Jean Claude Trichet.
Lopez Obrador challenges Calderon victory demands recount
Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rejected Thursday the official vote tally as “flawed” and called his supporters to fill Mexico City's central square to press his demand for a ballot-by-ballot recount.
