MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2005
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Saturday, August 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela-US recrimination and visa “war” escalates
The Venezuelan government withdrew the diplomatic immunity of United States anti drugs officials working in Venezuela and accused Washington of escalating the ongoing bilateral war of words with the purpose of forcing a break in diplomatic relations.
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Saturday, August 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Criminal links of Pinochet son surface
Marco Antonio Pinochet, son of the former Chilean dictator Augusto, was described in court documents released in Santiago as a key player in the multi-million-dollar bank accounts fraud and a shady if not dangerous figure with criminal links.
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Saturday, August 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Good prospects for commodities, mainly copper
The current surge in prices of the main commodities is one of the strongest in the post second world war period only comparable to the seventies when the oil embargo, said Patricia Mohr Scotiabank Group expert in commodities and industrial markets.
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Saturday, August 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lavagna forecasts 7% Argentine economic expansion
Argentina's Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said the country was on its fourth year of economic expansion and forecasted a 6,5 to 7% growth in 2005.
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Friday, August 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Tourism's attitude more resilient to terrorism
Tourism has become more resilient to the threat of terrorism over the past few years as the market's attitude has changed from fear to defiance, and last month's bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh are expected to have only a short-lived effect on the Egyptian resort, according to a new United Nations report.
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Friday, August 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Corruption is part of the “Mexican culture”
The Mexican government admitted that corruption is an extended practice in the country, long rooted and therefore “part of the national culture”, and will take many years to eradicate.
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Friday, August 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Navy returns properties to Punta Arenas communist party
Mid day Thursday and as had been previously announced the Chilean Navy returned two Punta Arenas downtown properties which had been taken over September 11/1973 and which originally belonged to the regional Communist Party.
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Friday, August 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Pinochet free on bail
The wife of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was granted bail Thursday a day after having been charged together with her youngest son of tax fraud.
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Friday, August 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lula's administration deeper and deeper in trouble
The publicist who managed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 2002 election campaign admitted Thursday before a congressional committee that the ruling Workers Party paid part of his fee via third-party deposits into a Bahamas bank account.
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Friday, August 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez denies he's a threat to the region
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday in Argentina that his government is no threat to Latin America, despite what the United States may think.
