MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2005
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Friday, March 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines :
A sporting approach; Wildlife charity: preventative action needed against disease; Slow progress on Bill; Next of kin arriving tomorrow; Illex: mixed Picture; Quiet cruise week; Steer riding accident; Freedom of Gosport for vets. -
Friday, March 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean sect leader arrested in Argentina
Fugitive religious sect leader and German citizen Paul Schaefer, who has been convicted in absentia of sexually abusing 26 children in Chile, has been arrested 40 kilometres of Buenos Aires City, a Chilean government official said yesterday.
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Friday, March 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Chile, Argentina agree to create new airline
Chile's flagship LAN Airlines took the first steps on Friday to bolster its operations in the neigh boring Argentine market, a coveted hub in its Latin American expansion plan.
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Friday, March 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia: new round of negotiations in the making
The tension that prevailed all week in Bolivia slacked off Friday as protesters removed some highway blockades despite threats by unions to intensify their opposition to President Carlos Mesa administration.
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Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
EU calls for the release of Cuban political prisoners.
Luxembourg, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union called Tuesday on Cuba to release dozens of political prisoners.
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Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Oil market remains extremely bullish
Oil prices continued Wednesday their record breaking surge in spite of the United States government reporting the highest commercial inventories in eight months.
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Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lavagna: IMF-Argentina relation has resumed
Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna described as “positive” his meeting in Washington with IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato which helped resume Argentina's relation with the multilateral organization following the completion of the defaulted sovereign debt exchange.
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Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Natural gas shortage crisis brewing in Chile
Current reductions of Argentine natural gas supply which are affecting Chile's industries will not have a negative overall impact on the economy, said Wednesday Francisco Vidal, Minister Secretary General of the Chilean Executive.
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Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil plumbs the depths.
The Brazilian navy launched the biggest and most advanced submarine ever built in Brazil Wednesday, an achievement that President Luiz Inacio da Silva said “makes Brazil and our navy proud.”
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Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
L A countries losing ground on the global scene
With the exception of Chile, most Latin American countries are losing ground with respect to other parts of the world in the race to turn information and communications technologies into powerful engines of growth and improved competitiveness.
