A group of Cuban dissidents congregated on Havana's seaside boulevard Wednesday to mark the 1994 sinking of a tugboat in Havana Harbour when 37 people were killed as they tried to flee the island.
The corruption scandals engulfing Brazil's ruling Workers Party, PT, was further stoked Wednesday by a top bookmaker who confirmed he had been offered a government contract in return for funding political campaigns.
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos hailed Thursday as a victory for democracy the approval by Congress of several amendments to the Constitution, inherited from the military regime, and which he described as the end of the transition.
Chilean Lan airline and associates, one of the main South American passenger and cargo carriers, experienced an important increase in passenger/mile and aircraft occupation during last June.
Chile is seriously considering Australia as a natural gas supplier for the country's plan to build the first liquid gas port in South America aimed at cutting its dependence on Argentine gas, said President Ricardo Lagos currently visiting Oceania.
A Basle (*) inspired, technically imaginative, one shared terminal airport agreement appears to be taking shape as the strongest way forward to unblock the long standing restrictions on the development of the Gibraltar airport.
Shetland Island' Sumburgh Airport welcomed flights from across the globe at the weekend as competitors and supporters flew into Shetland for the 2005 NatWest Island Games XI.
Chile's currency experienced its biggest gain since May after rising demand for copper, Chile's top export and, pushed the nation's exports to a record in the second quarter.
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Argentina's 2005 toothfish quota: 1,237 tons; January-May exports total 360 million US dollars; EU Parliament votes to upgrade fleet; Scientists object to salmon farms in Patagonian fiords; Brazil concerned with exhaustion of sardine resources; EU reduces tariffs on Argentine hake and squid imports.
Brazilian public opinion remains strongly behind President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in spite of the cascade of corruption claims against the ruling Workers Party which he helped begin 25 years ago and took him to victory in 2002.