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Stories for July 18th 2005

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush lobbying strongly for “pro-jobs” Cafta

  Facing continued political resistance in the Lower House, United States President George W. Bush took his defense of the Central American Free Trade Agreement directly to the industrial heartland with a visit on Friday to a textile factory in North Carolina.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Alvarez admits he will “consider” a cabinet post

  Former Argentine vice-president admitted his interest in a cabinet post in the president Kirchner administration, following the mid term October election results.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Machu Picchu park forest on fire

  A forest fire which broke out in the world known Archeological Machu Picchu Park in the Andes highlands has been burning for the last four days with little prospects of a quick extinction reports the Peruvian newspapers.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela will launch a satellite in 2008 from China

  President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela plans to launch a satellite from China in 2008 enabling the country to “obtain strategic information on all types of communications”.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil purchases 12 French Mirage 2000

  Brazil purchased twelve French combat aircraft Mirage 2000 during the official visit of President Lula da Silva to Paris where he was the guest of honour for the July 14th Bastille Day celebrations.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar urges UK to correct “inaccurate statement”

  Gibraltar Government is pressing Britain to clarify to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the legal position as regards the Gibraltar parliament's powers. The move follows a report in the local Chronicle newspaper on the current proceedings by Spain against the manner in which Gibraltarians have been granted the EU vote.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar welcomes Menorca to Island Games

  ”We do not mix politics with sport, and the Gibraltar Island Games committee has welcomed Menorca (Spain) into the Island Games family,” Linda Alvarez, Secretary of the Gibraltar Island Games Committee, said at the end of the meeting which was also attended by President Freddy Chappory.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Preparing for the big November summit

  Foreign Affairs ministers from the Group of Rio, G-Rio, will be discussing this week in Buenos Aires actions to help stabilize the situation in Haiti and the agenda of the coming Summit of the Americas, scheduled for next November and with the participation of United States president George Bush.