Stories for March 9th 2008
Chavez “happy” wirh regional summit and urges Latam unity
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the “happy” end to the regional crisis with Colombia should boost unity in Latin America.
Spain: 35 m. voters decide between Zapatero & Rajoy
Polls have opened in Spain as the country's 35 million eligible voters decide whether to return the ruling Socialists to power.
Obama wins Wyoming Democratic caucus with 59% of the vote
Barack Obama on Saturday night comfortably won caucuses in the western US state of Wyoming, as the Illinois senator sought to regain momentum in the race for the Democratic nomination after defeats to rival Hillary Clinton in Texas and Ohio last week.
Falklands “flurry of interest” in illex licences similar 2006
FORTY illex licenses have been taken up so far and there has been a recent “flurry of interest”, the Falkland Islands Director of Fisheries has reported.
NZ company buys Chile's largest farm in 80 million dollars
A New Zealander company called Manuka has finalized a deal to buy most of Hacienda Rupanco, Chile's largest farm.
As tensions ease, Chavez reopens embassy in Colombia
Venezuela said Sunday that it is reopening its embassy in Colombia and will allow back Colombian diplomats expelled last week by President Hugo Chavez in a crisis sparked by a cross-border Colombian attack on rebels in Ecuador.
