Stories for July 21st 2006
Penguin News Update
Headlines:
Pilgrimage 2007: Planning begins for visit by 200 veterans; Employment talk; Second loligo season starts; Teachers ?unhappy' at FICS; Military say a flying farewell.
South American leaders gather in Cordoba
Brazil and Argentina are already the number one and two economies in South America, followed by oil-rich Venezuela. Foreign ministers of Mercosur spent the day yesterday hashing out details of today's presidential summit.
Can Chavez & Castro push Mercosur leftward?
Can Chavez & Castro push Mercosur leftward? President Hugo Chavez makes Venezuela's debut as a member of the Mercosur trade bloc at a two-day summit in Cordoba which drew a rare appearance abroad by Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Brazil's Varig Sold in Auction to Former Cargo Unit
Varig, Latin America's oldest airline, averted liquidation as its former cargo unit agreed to invest more than $600 million to take over its operating assets and preserve many of the company's 9,500 jobs.
Minister of Defense welcomes new submarine to Chile
Minister of Defense Vivianne Blanlot welcomed a new addition this week to Chile's submarine fleet at the port city of Cartagena in southern Spain.
Petrobras- Venezuelan joint venture
Brazil's state-run oil company has signed a joint venture agreement that brings oil pumping operations under Venezuelan government control, officials said yesterday.
Mercosur supports Venezuela for UN Security Council
Mercosur full members expressed on Friday support Venezuela for the United Nations Security Council non permanent seat for the coming 2007/08 period.
Latinamerica has all to become a “world power”
Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez said in Cordoba that the unity of the peoples and governments of Latinamerica are the path to turn the region into a “world power” because “each of us on our won can't achieve it”.
