Stories for July 30th 2005

Saturday, July 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Welsh community mark 140 years in Patagonia

Argentina's Welsh community marked the 140th anniversary of the first settlers landing in what is now Puerto Madryn, in the Patagonian province of Chubut, on July 28, 1865.

Saturday, July 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguay seeks trade and investment with Venezuela

Venezuela's state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) is considering upgrading Uruguay's La Teja refinery to process Venezuelan oil in the most recent step to increase oil sales to Latin America, a company official said.

Saturday, July 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Steven Seagal and “Submerged” irritate Uruguay

Uruguay is seriously considering legal actions against the producers of a Hollywood film “Submerged” with Steven Seagal which ridicules the South American country as a banana republic where a terrorist captured US nuclear submarine is taken.