Stories for July 13th 2006
Brazil discovers light crude in Santos basin
Petrobras and partners British Gas and Petrogal from Portugal have found light crude in the ultra-deepwater BM-S-11 block in the Santos basin, announced this week the Brazilian Energy company.
Lopez Obrador working for massive rally on Sunday
From different districts in Mexico peaceful marchers begun converging on Mexico City in support of presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and to protest what they say was a “vote fraud” in Sunday July 2 presidential election which has as undeclared winner by half a percentage point ,Conservative candidate Felipe Calderón.
Mercosur to discuss regional integration challenges
A Mercosur seminar on “Challenges to regional integration” will take place Thursday in Montevideo with the participation of representatives from the now five full members, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, plus associate member Chile.
Pilots end strike and Iberia takes off again
Pilots from Spanish flag air carrier Iberia agreed to end a three days strike which forced the company to cancel over 200 flights daily, announced Wednesday the Spanish government.
Lula da Silva: “US and Venezuela need each other”
Brazilian president Lula da Silva welcomed last week's entry of Venezuela into Mercosur and said regional integration is the main axis of his administration's foreign policy.
Gangs resume attacks on Sao Paulo police
Gang violence that is “terrorizing” Brazil's biggest and richest state may require emergency measures from the federal government, but local authorities must request help, signalled President Lula da Silva.
The 500 billion US dollars sport's business
The economic and commercial success of the recent World Cup in Germany gives an idea of the money generated by the world's “seventeenth economy” with an annual turn over of 500 billion US dollars.
Chavez predicts the “end of the US empire”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he will increase support for Cuba and suggested United States prepare “its own transition plan because this century the American empire will come to an end”.
Court rules pup mills construction can continue
The International Court of Justice in The Hague rejected Thursday Argentina's request to suspend the construction of two pulp mills in Uruguay on the ground that they pose a pollution threat.
