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Stories for July 2005

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Crucial week in US Congress for CAFTA

    The White House urged the House of Representatives the approval this week of the Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Association, CAFTA, before the summer recess which will extend the whole of August.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Determined to loose weight? try Tokyo

    The gap in food prices between cities famous for their high cost of living such as New York and London, and Tokyo kept increasing according to a report from the Japanese government.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Yuan managed flotation will help “gain time”

    The revaluation of the Chinese currency and its managed flotation will help gain time but won't solve by themselves all the misbalances of the economy, according to Dr. Yu Yongding, member of China's Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    US oil appetite behind rift with Washington, claims Chavez

    The main motive for the rift with United States are the huge hydrocarbons resources of Venezuela which the country wishes to share with the people of the Caribbean, Central America and South America, alleged president Hugo Chavez.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Mexico and Brazil leading regional economies

    Mexico and Brazil figure as the leading Latinamerican economies and ranked ten and thirteen according to the latest world Atlas report from the World Bank. The ranking is based on the Gross National Income.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    UK promises compensation for Menezes family

    British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw promised compensation to the family of Jean Charles Menezes, the Brazilian national shot and killed by London police last Friday after believing he was a suicide terrorist.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands War videogame

    “The Falklands War: 1982”, costing 44,95 US dollars is the name of the video game recently launched in the United States by Shrapnel Games and which considers different battle scenarios of the South Atlantic conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Strong expansion of air traffic in Chile

    International passenger traffic from and into Chile expanded 8,1% during the first quarter of 2005 compared to a year ago, according to the latest release from Chile's Civilian Aeronautics Agency.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Strike grounds all Aerolineas Argentinas flights

    A strike launched Tuesday by Aerolineas Argentinas pilots, technicians and machinists to press for pay increases has paralyzed all of the carrier's operations.

  • Monday, July 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    WTO chief warns about lack of progress

    World Trade Organization Chief Supachai Panitchpakdi said the time had come to press the alarm button over the lack of progress in the WTO's free trade talks.