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Stories for 2004

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  In search of explanations and solutions to the 'jumbo squid invasion'

  A 27-vessel fleet from Talcahuano, in Region VIII, is to begin research this week into jumbo squid, a species local fishermen blame for a negative impact on several fisheries on, specially on hake.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula takes Brazilian roadshow to Wall St.

  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, will travel to New York City on Tuesday in an attempt to secure much-needed investment from Wall Street bankers and help accelerate the country's sluggish economic growth.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  More Nations May Join U.N. in Haiti.

  The new U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti may soon be getting troops from more countries, the deputy U.S. ambassador said on Monday.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Wayne Rooney: The “new” Pele.

  Forget Diego Maradona - The 18 year old English 'wonder kind' Wayne Rooney is, according to England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, the greatest teenage talent to emerge since Pele.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Talks on farm subsidies enter final phase.

  Agricultural trade negotiators enter the home straight on Wednesday in their race to reach an outline deal by the end of July that will commit World Trade Organisation members to cutting farm subsidies and opening their markets further to imported produce.

• Monday, June 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Sir Christopher: “Without cooperation, there's no confidence”.

  British Ambassador in Buenos Aires Sir Robin Christopher underlined that the Falkland Islands are an important part of UK-Argentina bilateral relations and given the latest events “we have lost confidence in the Argentine government”, because “without cooperation there's no confidence”.

• Monday, June 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Peruvian president on the tight rope.

  An overwhelming majority of Peruvians given the stagnant political situation face a yet unresolved dilemma: whether to anticipate elections or declare the presidential office “vacant”, according to the latest opinion polls published this Sunday.

• Monday, June 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Majority of Britons against EU Constitution.

  Almost half the British population is against the new European Union charter and Primer Minister Tony Blair's decision to sign the constitution, according to opinion polls published this Sunday in the Sunday Times.

• Monday, June 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil: Interview to Lula da Silva

  Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said this Sunday that “we haven't advanced as fast as I'd liked to, but for the first time we have sustainable economic growth with reasonable economic stability”.

• Monday, June 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Paving the ground for Venezuela's referendum.

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met privately with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Venezuelan telecommunications tycoon Gustavo Cisneros, the Carter Centre reported this Sunday. Mr. Carter pushed for the meeting, held in Caracas on Friday, the centre confirmed after the news was leaked to the press over the weekend.