MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2005
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Wednesday, November 30th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Russia partially lifts ban on Brazilian beef and pork
Russia lifted the ban on beef and pork imports from six Brazilian states which means the ban remains on only two states, reported Tuesday in Moscow the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.
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Wednesday, November 30th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay sponsors Cuba's incorporation to Mercosur
Uruguay and Cuba are interested in resuming negotiations for an economic and trade complementation agreement between Havana and Mercosur.
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Wednesday, November 30th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands ExCo Meeting; Councillors in Brussels
The first meeting of the new Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) took place in Stanley last week.
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Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Spain confirms sale of military equipment to Venezuela
Spain agreed Monday to sell twelve military planes and eight patrol boats to Venezuela in a 2 billion US dollars deal that the United States has threatened to block
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Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
With Lavagna out, who reins Kirchner?
Argentina's new Economy minister Felisa Miceli is a close associate of her former boss Roberto Lavagna who was ousted by President Nestor Kirchner in Monday's cabinet reshuffle that also included Foreign Affairs, Defence and Social Development.
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Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Unemployment remains unchanged in Brazil: 9,6%
Unemployment in Brazil remained unchanged in October at 9,6% compared to the previous month according to an official release.
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Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador names Supreme Court judges
After seven long months Ecuador has selected new judges for the Supreme Court which was at the centre of a crisis that forced the ousting of former president Lucio Gutierrez.
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Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Montreal: Climate talks begin
More than 180 nations were grappling with gloomy prospects of increased pollution and global warming at the first meeting on the UN Kyoto Protocol, as a political storm unfolded in host nation Canada.
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Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas flies on rented planes
Argentina's largest airline reported Tuesday it is renting aircraft from other companies to resume part of its operations idled by a six-day-long strike by pilots and mechanics.
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Monday, November 28th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
FIG settles dispute with public works contractor
The Falkland Islands government and Gordon Forbes Construction have settled a several years dispute which will finally demand the disbursement of almost three million pounds.
