Stories for December 23rd 2005

Friday, December 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Vote returns confirm Morales landslide victory

With the vote count almost completed and no prospects of dropping below the 50% benchmark, coca growers' leader Evo Morales will become next January 22 Bolivia's first even Indian president.

Friday, December 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Petrobras buys Shell assets in three countries

Brazilian government owned oil-company Petrobras confirmed Thursday the acquisition of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell assets in Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay totalling 140 million US dollars.

Friday, December 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Merry Christmas; High oil price pushes up electricity cost; Korean company fined after chase; Holiday cruisers.

Friday, December 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

New lamb facilities in Patagonia Argentine Beef Packers expands further

Argentine Beef Packers opened its first lamb export plant in 2002 in Esquel which was very successful, despite the long distance in bringing lambs up from Santa Fe.

Friday, December 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

From Chubut to Europe Shrimp shipments now travel by air

The first exports flight carrying 16 tons of shrimp processed in the Argentine Patagonian province of Chubut left the Comodoro Rivadavia airport en route to Europe.

Friday, December 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

London bid victory linked to vote error

London's winning bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics could have been helped by an International Olympic Committee member pressing the wrong button during the voting process, according to a BBC report.