MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 2006
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Thursday, January 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur “rebel” member, seen from Buenos Aires
Uruguay says it is tired of being treated as Argentina's “little sister” and has begun to rebel against its bigger brother neighbours and assert itself as an economic power in its own right.
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Thursday, January 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina-Brazil pharmaceutical plant to combat HIV
Argentina and Brazil will join efforts to build a pharmaceutical plant for the production of drugs to combat several diseases including HIV.
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Thursday, January 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Chile received two million tourists in 2005
The number of foreign tourists in Chile increased 13.6% last year surpassing the two million target with income reaching 1.5 billion US dollars said Oscar Santelices head of Chile's Tourist Board.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Oil electromagnetic imaging survey in Falklands' waters
Rockhopper Exploration plc will be undertaking a 2D survey in the North Falklands Basin starting on Monday the 23rd of January.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
US promises to cut waiting time for visas
The US on Tuesday launched a drive to encourage foreign visitors, announcing measures aimed at further reducing the delays that plagued many travellers after the September 11 2001 attacks.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Oil prices nearing 67 US dollars a barrel
Crude oil rose for a second day in New York, nearing $67 a barrel, on concern shipments may be disrupted from Iran, which accounts for almost 5 percent of world output.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia's Army Chief Fired Over Missiles
Outgoing President Eduardo Rodriguez fired Bolivia's army chief on Tuesday over his decision to have 28 Chinese shoulder-launched missiles destroyed in the United States.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Morales will work tactfully to restore Bolivia's sea access
President-elect Evo Morales said Tuesday that he will tread lightly in his efforts to secure the return of the stretch of Pacific coastline Bolivia lost to Chile in a 19th-century war.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
“Uruguay will not bow to Greenpeace activists”
Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez said on Tuesday his government will not bow to pressures from “outsiders” like Greenpeace environmental activists who tried to block construction of two pulp mills in the country.
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Wednesday, January 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
“Populism incorporation to democratic politics is positive”
Latinamerican governance and the democratic exercise of government by those leaders freely elected are the main concerns of Washington and not necessarily the bouts of populism of recent years, said US Under-Secretary for Latinamerican Affairs Thomas Shannon.
