Stories for July 29th 2005 , page 2

Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

De Rato points to ?means and ways'

The head of the International Monetary Fund said yesterday there were other ways to settle with Argentina's “holdout” creditors without reopening the debt exchange offer they rejected.

Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Caribbean calls on US to restrict Helms-Burton Act

The Association of Caribbean States ended its summit Friday in Panama calling on the United States to end the extraterritorial enforcement of domestic legislation, notably the Helms-Burton Act aimed at keeping corporations from investing in Cuba.

Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Hard liner Noriega leaves post in September

United States top diplomat for Latin America and Caribbean affairs, Roger Noriega, announced Friday his resignation saying he planned to return to the private sector next September. Under Secretary of State for Hemispheric Affairs Noriega has held the job for the past two years.

Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

BSE in humans: Spain reports first death

Spain's Health Ministry confirmed Friday that it is “highly likely” the death earlier this month of a woman in Madrid was caused by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variant, the human equivalent of what is popularly known as mad-cow disease.