According to the latest Argentine opinion polls, Governor Nestor Kirchner from the Justicialista Party is the leading candidate for the coming April presidential election, ahead of former president Carlos Menem and former Governor Adolfo Rodríguez Sáa.
Headlines: Mercosur against the war; US economy growth drops abruptly; Seven million undocumented; Brazil targets higher surplus.
Headlines: Back home; Rhubarb, peonies and tulips;
Red tide from Magellan to Uruguay; Unemployment 6,5%; Ozone and Punta Arenas