Stories for July 31st 2006
Brazil's informal economy absorbs 60% of workforce
Over half of Brazilian workers make their livings in the informal economy, estimated in 122 billion US dollars, according to an official report published Sunday in O Globo by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.
Brazil and U.S. committed to rescue global trade talks
Brazil and United States still believe it's possible to salvage global trade liberalization talks and agreed on the urgency of reaching a deal before the end of the year.
Chavez from Iran threatens to cut oil supply to the US
Venezuela is considering cutting the oil supply to United States if Washington persists with its current hostile policy towards the President Hugo Chavez regime.
Mexico: massive political rally and 400 claims
Mexico's populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador organized this Sunday another massive political rally in the heart of Mexico City to demand a vote by vote recount of the July 2 presidential election ballot.
Enap joins British Gas to build electricity plant
Chile's government owned petroleum company ENAP teamed up with Chilean group Copec and British Gas for the building of an electricity generating plant with an estimated investment of 300 million US dollars.
Lavagna describes Kirchner's policies as “interventionist”
Argentina's former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna took distance from the current “state oriented” and “market intervention” policies of President Nestor Kirchner's administration
Birds and Mammals of the Falkland Islands
A brand new comprehensive photographic guide to Falkland Islands' wildlife has just been published, reports Falklands Conservation.
Important bird areas of the Falklands
Falklands Conservation launched its latest publication Important Bird Areas of the Falkland Islands at the Falkland Islands Government Office in London on 25 July 2006.
Argentina: Falklands census show Islanders are “implanted”
Based on information from Falkland Islands censuses, the recently created Argentine Parliamentary Observatory argues that Great Britain is not entitled to claim the self determination principle in the Islands since the population was “implanted”.
