Stories for January 2005 , page 6

Thursday, January 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

EU promises not to let down Latinamerica.

European Commission president Jose Manuel Durao Barroso promised Thursday to step up the bloc's trans-Atlantic efforts because “it is important that Europe does not disappoint our friends in Latin America”.

Thursday, January 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

“Rockhopper” joins Falklands' oil exploration.

In December, the issuing of two new licences for exploration and production by the Falkland Islands Government announced the arrival of a new player in the search for hydrocarbons in the South Atlantic.

Thursday, January 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Bush pledged to spread liberty around the world.

George W. Bush pledged on Thursday to use United States' power to spread liberty around the world, supporting “the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny”.

Wednesday, January 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

MOD Announce new GIB Commander British Forces

Commodore Allan Adair RN has been appointed new Commander of British Forces following the shock death of his predecessor David White in circumstances that are still under investigation.

Wednesday, January 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Airbus A 380 a “European success story”.

European government leaders on Tuesday used the ceremonial unveiling of the Airbus A380 superjumbo to issue a rallying call for deeper European integration and industrial co-operation.

Wednesday, January 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Kirchner to talk utilities in France.

President Néstor Kirchner and most of his Cabinet start today on a four-day official visit to France, where he is to meet with French President Jacques Chirac and local businessmen with interests in Argentina's utility sector.

Wednesday, January 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Germans, Italians say Argentines offering bum deal.

German holders of bad Argentine bonds are having none of the South American nation's push to exchange them for new ones, asking why they should trade old funny money for what they suspect will turn out to be more of the same.

Tuesday, January 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Colombia-Venezuela dispute spirals

Far from apologizing as has been demanded by Venezuela, Colombia says it is the “offended one” in the case of a key Colombian insurgent captured by bounty-hunters in Caracas, and that it will provide proof that the Marxist guerrilla had received protection from Venezuelan authorities.

Tuesday, January 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Record tourist numbers and income in Cuba

A record two million foreign tourists visited Cuba last year (15% increase over 2003) confirming the leisure industry as the Communist nation's most important earner of hard currency according to official figures released Monday.

Tuesday, January 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Toxic tide and dangerous vibrio in southern Chile.

Magallanes Region Sanitary authorities have closed most of the region's coastal area for molluscs harvesting because of an extremely toxic red tide which forced the hospitalization of a woman in Punta Arenas last Saturday.