Stories for June 13th 2005 , page 2

Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner-Duhalde: agreement or confrontation?

Peronist party leaders in the Buenos Aires province said that an agreement over candidacies for the October midterm election between President Néstor Kirchner and former interim president Eduardo Duhalde ought to be clinched “within the next eight to ten days”.

Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Benedict XVI could visit Argentina/Chile in 2007

Pope Benedict XVI is likely to visit Argentina or Chile in 2007 when the Fifth General Conference of the Latinamerican Synod, said Vatican sources.

Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Refurbished Mirage 2000-C for Brazil

Brazil is currently negotiating the purchase of twelve refurbished combat aircraft from France to replace the old Mirages that have been on service for over thirty years.

Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina/Chile joint seat for 2014 World Football Cup

If Chile and Argentina request the joint seat for the Football World Cup in 2014, they can “perfectly be the organizers”, said FIFA president Joseph Blatter who added that South America has been chosen as host of the 2014 Cup.

Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Hispanics consolidate as first minority in US

The Latino population consolidated as the main minority in United States with 41,3 million people mainly because of a growth rate that is three times higher than the overall population, according to a report from the US Census Office.

Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chile and Uruguay among the less corrupt

Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica figure with the best qualifications among Latinamerican countries in a list regarding corruption which was considered in the Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption held in Brasilia.