Stories for November 26th 2005

Saturday, November 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

“Mad cow” case confirmed in Luxembourg

A new case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, BSE, or “mad cow” has been reported in Luxembourg, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

Saturday, November 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Venezuela/Colombia agree on tight energy network

Venezuela and Colombia agreed Thursday to build a gas pipeline linking the western shore of Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo and the Colombian town of Ballena.

Saturday, November 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Latinamerica has 213 million poor, 40% of population

Despite some progress over the past two years, poverty in Latinamerica and the Caribbean, --steady since 1990--, still is extensive to 213 million people, equivalent to 40,6% of the region's population according to a United Nations report released Friday in Chile.

Saturday, November 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

British parliamentarians visit Argentina

A group of six British parliamentarians are currently visiting Argentina under the auspices of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).