Stories for July 22nd 2004

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguay ranks sixth in organic farmland.

With 800,000 certified hectares, Uruguay is ranked sixth internationally among the world's countries with most organic farmland.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Personalities will monitor Venezuela's referendum.

Former presidents and rulers, artists, Nobel Prize winners, bishops and even actors have been invited as observers for the recall referendum of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to be held next August 15.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Martian meteorite found by NASA in Antarctica.

While rovers and orbiting spacecraft scour Mars searching for clues to its past, researchers from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Agency, NASA have uncovered another piece of the red planet in Antarctica

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Petrobras drills in Amazon basin.

Brazilian government oil company Petrobras next year will be drilling new wells in the Urucu southeast basin in the Amazon jungle, 650 kilometers from Manaos.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

RN will dispose of 3 destroyers and 3 frigates.

Deep cuts in the British armed forces as part of a modernization plan (“Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities”) were announced this Wednesday in Parliament by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon this Wednesday.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina expects record crop.

The Argentine 2004/05 season of wheat, corn, sunflower and soybeans is expected to reach a record 75.5 million tons, according to the latest report from the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Cooperation, IICA.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Lan air traffic expands 20%.

Chilean flag carrier Lan announced that sales in the first half of the year expanded 20% in line with a more air travel dynamic world market.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Record Chilean dairy exports.

Chilean Agriculture Under-Secretary Arturo Barrera said dairy exports in 2004 will reach 80 million US dollars, which represents a 50% expansion over 2003 when sales totalled 55 million US dollars.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil's basic interest rate unchanged.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Brazilian Central Bank decided unanimously this Wednesday to keep the basic Selic interest rate unchanged at 16%.

Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Malvinas war veterans' census.

The Argentine government promised a delegation of Malvinas war veterans that next August a census of all former combatants will be undertaken with the purpose of having a real picture of the situation and addressing next of kin claims.