Stories for July 2005 , page 18

Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Magallanes unemployment drops to 5,5%

Magallanes Region unemployment in the March-May quarter reached 5,5%, which represents a 0,6 points less than the same period a year ago, according to Jose Gabriel Parada, head of the regional Chilean Statistics Office.

Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Support for counteracting Falklands' lobby in London

An Argentine Deputy from Tierra del Fuego said she fully supports the Argentine Foreign Affairs policy of reinforcing diplomatic presence in London to counteract the influence of the Falkland Islands lobby.

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina: Breaking News

Headlines:
Trans-Andean tunnel closed again ; Tourism fourth-largest currency earner; TGN: 800 million dollars a year needed; Death at Carlos Menem's birthday party; Chile terrorist extradition to be decided today; Olivera vs Bielsa.

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean president will leave in March.

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, who is enjoying a high approval rating, said he had no plans to run again in 2010, adding that the key in politics was knowing when to quit.

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Brown: G8 cannot mend Africa alone

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown yesterday played down the ability of the Group of Eight nations to provide quick solutions for African poverty, saying that solving the continent's problems will take a lifetime of empowering local communities

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico: A good day for PRI

Exit polls indicated that the party that governed Mexico for seven decades had won a strong victory yesterday in the country's largest state, the most important state race before next year's presidential elections.

Sunday, July 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

ENAP looking for natural gas in Tierra del Fuego

ENAP, Chile's government owned Oil Company believes that there's enough natural gas in Tierra del Fuego to supply 25% of the country's demand, ensuring a reliable provision of gas to Magallanes Region main industry, Methanex.

Sunday, July 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Dominican assumes presidency of OAS Permanent Council

The Dominican Republic's new ambassador to the Organization of American States, OAS, Roberto Alvarez on Friday assumed the presidency of the Permanent Council promising to develop “an agenda of consensus to deal with the hemisphere's great challenges”

Sunday, July 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

WWII 6Oth Anniversary Commemoration

The Falkland Islands Branch of the Royal British Legion is planning to mark the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War in coincidence with commemorations in the United Kingdom which are scheduled for Sunday 10 July.

Sunday, July 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Live 8 rocks from Tokyo to Johannesburg

Bono effortlessly worked the crowd. Half a globe away, Bjork strutted the stage. Bill Gates was cheered like a rock star. And on the continent that inspired Saturday's unprecedented Live 8 extravaganza, Nelson Mandela outshone them all.