Stories for August 7th 2006

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Colombia's under alert.

Security has been stepped up in Colombia ahead of President Alvaro Uribe's inauguration for a second term in office today.

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

US resumes beef exports to Japan

With the arrival Sunday in Tokyo's Narita airport of a first shipment, United States officially resumed sales of beef following the lifting of the ban imposed last January by the Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ministry.

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

World largest copper mine on strike

Over two thousand workers from Chile's Escondida mine, the world's largest private producer of copper began Monday a strike demanding higher salaries and other benefits in line with the soaring price of Chile's main export commodity.

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Bush tells Cuban-Americans to cool down

United States President George W. Bush said Monday that it is the Cuban citizens living in the island who will decide the end of the “tyrannical situation”.

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile/Argentina biosphere reserve in Patagonia

Chile and Argentina agreed to turn 4.7 million hectares of land in northern Patagonia into a biosphere reserve, safeguarding some of the region's most magnificent wildlife.

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Alaska oil field shutdown forces new record

Oil reached Monday a new record, above 78 US dollars a barrel, after British Petroleum announced it would have to close one of the largest oilfields in the United States, in Alaska because of a pipeline leak.

Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Uribe promises “peace talks” but security is priority

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe inaugurated an unprecedented second term Monday, promising to seek an elusive peace with leftist rebels but warning that security remains a priority for his administration in a country ravaged by killings and kidnappings.