Stories for July 27th 2006
Colombia to privatise part of state oil group
Colombia will privatize up to 20 percent of state oil firm Ecopetrol in a bid to draw investment needed to modernize the country's ailing petroleum sector, the government said yesterday.
Argentina: Interior minister apologizes for crime wave comment
Interior Minister Aníbal Fernandez yesterday apologized for having said two weeks ago that there wasn't a crime wave in Argentina.
“I put my foot in it. I apologize,” said the minister.
Chile's Bachelet: Won't Be Pressured On UN Council Vote
President Michelle Bachelet said yesterday she will not be pressured on Chile's vote in the election of a new regional member of the United Nations Security Council.
Brazil's Embraer sells 30 jets to US airline
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has sold 30 E-175 regional jets to Republic Airlines Inc., its first sale of the jet to the US market, Embraer said in a statement.
Castro jokes he won't be in office at age 100
Three weeks before his 80th birthday, Cuban President Fidel Castro has joked that he has no plans to be in power when he is 100 years old.
Mexicans consider Calderon winner, but support vote recount
A majority of Mexicans believe Conservative Felipe Calderón won the contested July 2 presidential election but also consider necessary a vote recount, as demanded by populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to a public opinion poll released Thursday.
Peru's Garcia describes himself as a “pragmatic Socialist”
Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia who tomorrow Friday takes office said he feels closer to the “modern left”, which he considers is represented by Brazilian president Lula da Silva and Chile's Michelle Bachelet, rather than that of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez , Bolivian Evo Morales or Cuba's Fidel Castro.
