MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile among the countries with greatest income inequity
In spite of the sustained growth and excellent performance of its economy Chile figures among the fifteen world countries with the greatest inequity between rich and poor, according to the latest World Development report published by the World Bank and released this week.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chinese presence in Latinamerica worries US Senate
The growing presence of China in Latinamerica was considered Tuesday by the United States Senate concerned with Beijing's expanding interest in the region's energy resources.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lagos calls on all Chileans to apologise for the 1973 events
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos insisted on Tuesday that all those civilians who played a role during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet should apologise to their fellow Chileans as part of a national reconciliation effort.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC agrees additional oil supply of 2 million bpd
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday in Vienna it will make more oil available during the last three months of the year in an effort to ease crude price pressures.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“Invest in people and equity” recommends World Bank
Equity, defined primarily as equality of opportunities among people, should be an integral part of a successful poverty reduction strategy anywhere in the developing world, says the World Bank's annual 2006 World Development Report.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: Missing child 81 found.
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo yesterday announced the identification of another child abducted at birth by the military dictatorship of 1976-83 and illegally offered for adoption.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
?Argentina an ally on several fronts'
Speaking so soon after President Néstor Kirchner's presence at the 60th General Assembly of the United Nations, British Ambassador John Hughes thought that “UN at the crossroads” might be as suitable an umbrella topic as any but soon found that there was more than one dish on the Club de la Unión Nacional menu.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“UK has no doubts about its sovereignty over the Falklands”
“The United Kingdom has no doubts about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and there can be no negotiations on the sovereignty of the Islands unless and until the Islanders so wish”, stated the UN British delegation.
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Tuesday, September 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Punta del Este surges as cruise calling point
Uruguay expects a busy 2005/06 cruise season with the port of Montevideo operating as the hub but incorporating the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este as a growing calling point more than trebling the number of visitors.
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Tuesday, September 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC considers world oil market “well supplied”
Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries ministers consider the world oil market is “well supplied” but will attempt to help stabilize prices which are “too high” and are beginning to have an impact in the world economy.
