Stories for 2005 , page 37

Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Brazil divided over gun ban referendum

This Sunday the 186 million-person country will become the first in the world to hold a nationwide referendum on banning the sales of guns and bullets to almost all civilians.

Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

26 million Argentines ready to vote midterm elections

When President Nestor Kirchner took power over two years ago, one fact clouded his rise to the presidency: he won with the weakest popular mandate for a democratically-elected leader in Argentine history.

Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Common hake topped domestic fishery port landings

Up to last 30 September, common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) was the Argentine Sea's species highest-ranked in the country's port landings, with a total of 221,904.9 tonnes.

Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Hungarian Bird Flu Vaccine “Effective”

Hungarian vaccine against the deadly bird flu has proved to be effective, Hungary's health minister Jeno Racz told local news agency MTI on Friday.

Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Venezuela claims right to nuclear energy

Venezuela insisted on Wednesday it has an “absolute right” to develop nuclear energy, which will have entirely peaceful ends.

Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Alexandra Shackleton honoured in Punta Arenas

The only granddaughter of the great British Antarctic expeditionary Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Honourable Alexandra Shackleton is currently visiting Punta Arenas together with Robert Headland, curator of the Cambridge University Polar Museum.

Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Brazilian FAM pushes beef prices in Chile

The consequences of the foot and mouth outbreaks in Brazil are already being anticipated in Chile and particularly Punta Arenas where beef prices are expected to undergo an increase of up to 20%.

Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Standards high on tour guides course

THERE is a central pool of ?brain strain' at about this time every year, when a collection of masochistic individuals gather together for the Tourist Board's annually-run Tour Guides Courses.

Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Falklands' government denies any fuel tax

The Falkland Islands government denied Tuesday any proposals for the introduction of a fuel tax and insisted the “subject has not been, is not currently, nor are there any plans to discuss the subject in the future”.

Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Brazil's export strategy vulnerability exposed

Brazilian former Industry, Trade and Tourism minister Dorotea Werneck described the export situation of Mercosur member countries, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay as a “tragedy” because of their high dependency on current markets evolution.