Stories for July 24th 2004

Saturday, July 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Fire in “Pioneer” engine room.

A fire broke out Thursday morning in the Falklands registered longliner “Pioneer” currently docked in Montevideo.

Saturday, July 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Soybean price dip costs Argentina $ 937 million.

A drop in the world price of soybeans over the past three months will result in a loss of some $937 million in export revenue fro Argentina, Buenos Aires daily Ambito Financiero reported this Friday.

Saturday, July 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Good news for president Lula da Silva.

Employment and direct foreign investment increased during June in Brazil indicating a possible strong rebound of domestic demand. According to the latest release from the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE, unemployment in June drooped to 11,7%, half a point compared to May and the second month running it has contracted.