MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2005
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Monday, May 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Peru-Chile relations back to normal
Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo declared Monday that differences between Peru and Chile have been fully overcome and revealed that on his return from a trip to the Far East the 2+2 meeting of Defence and Foreign Affairs ministers will be held.
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Sunday, May 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Basic interest rate in Brazil raised to 19,75%
Brazil's currency Real surged to a three year high against the US dollar after the Central Bank raised the basic Selic interest rate for the ninth straight month to 19,75% the highest since September 2003.
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Sunday, May 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina has record wheat exports
Argentina's wheat exports rose to 8.7 million tons in the 2004-2005 harvest, double the previous harvest, reported the Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food ministry.
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Sunday, May 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Invasion Threat Dismissed as “Nonsense”
A British newspaper story claiming British forces in the Falklands Islands have been put on high alert to deter a new threat of invasion by Argentina has been dismissed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London as “nonsense”.
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Saturday, May 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Regulations to reduce seabird deaths welcome
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society welcomed the New Zealand government's decision to regulate commercial fishing operations in order to reduce the annual slaughter of thousands of seabirds, including albatrosses and petrels threatened with extinction.
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Saturday, May 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Maradona skills and inflation expectations
Bank of England governor Mervyn King reached for an unusual ally to help him explain monetary policy to the populace at large - Diego Maradona.
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Saturday, May 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina, a “troublesome” partner but “not stubborn”
Argentina is a “troublesome” partner but “not stubborn” said Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Bielsa following the signature Friday in Brazil of an agreement to intensify relations between the two neighbouring countries.
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Saturday, May 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner's October warning and “weak governments”
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner once again called upon the electorate to support the official candidates in the coming October mid term elections warning that “what is at stake is the country” and if not, it will be “most difficult to rule”.
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Saturday, May 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Andes tragedy: 3 days mourning in Chile
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos announced late Friday that search patrols were returning from the Andean mountains with the bodies of 13 soldiers meaning that at least 28 remain unaccounted for in spite of a huge land and air rescue operation.
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Friday, May 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Strong push for wind energy in Argentina
Among Argentina's natural energy resources one has remained virtually untapped and is in endless supply: wind. But with Siemens' recent purchase of Bonus Energy this could be about to change.
