MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Sunday, September 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Plan to promote Magallanes lamb “nutritional values”
Magallanes organic lamb and mutton have a high “nutritional quality” and a competitive edge over other produce and these advantages should be concentrated in a distinct origin-denomination labelling, suggests the Chilean Foundation for Agriculture Innovation.
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Sunday, September 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez claims US has “Balboa” plan to invade Venezuela
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez claimed to have documented evidence of United States intention of invading the country.
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Sunday, September 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile finally has a democratic constitution
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos signed on Saturday the country's new constitution with sweeping reforms which eliminates the “authoritarian legacy” from the previous text drafted and imposed on Chile in 1980 by then dictator Augusto Pinochet.
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Saturday, September 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
United Nations Ozone Day: “more still to be done”
United Nations celebrated Friday the 20 years of international efforts to repair the planet's ozone layer, which filters out the sun's ultraviolet rays that cause skin cancer, cataracts and other ills, as an example of the world body's value in mobilizing and coordinating multilateral action to address global issues.
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Saturday, September 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
China shows no signs of slowing down
The Chinese boom shows no signs of slowing down according to a report from the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development, OCDE, and will keep growing at the average 9,5% recorded during the last twenty years.
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Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Headlines: Early baby rushed to Monte; Unauthorised decoders are ?against the law'; Southampton sails in; Waiting for junior; Who's the new guy at school?
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Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Pinochet received bribes from BAE
United Kingdom arms manufacturer British Aerospace, BAE, paid through front companies over two million US dollars to General Augusto Pinochet, reveals a joint investigation by the British newspaper The Guardian and Chile's La Tercera.
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Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina, richest country in Latinamerica
Argentina figures as the richest country in Latinamerica according to the latest report from the World Bank which takes into account other items beyond the traditional per capita Gross Domestic Product, to measure countries' wealth.
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Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
No end in sight to Mar del Plata fishermen's strike
The Argentine government and the fishing unions are locked in a salary dispute which has paralyzed the country's main fleet in Mar del Plata. Unions are demanding the implementation of Ministry of Labour resolution 254/05 stipulating salaries must be paid in US dollars.
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Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean salmon and trout exports keep expanding
Chilean salmon and trout exports reached 903.1 million US dollars during the first seven month of 2005, a 10% increase over the same period in 2004, according to statistics from the Salmon Industry Association AG (SalmonChile). Export volume on the other hand expanded 3% to 215,636 tons.
