Stories for March 20th 2006

Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Incidental albatross mortality in Latinamerica still high

Among the delegates to the international symposium and workshop on the conservation of albatrosses and petrels held in the Falkland Islands last week was Professor Carlos Moreno, Director of the Ecological Institute of the Universidad Austral de Chile.

Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News: Tourism Pta. Arenas.

Headlines:
Successful first Antarctic campaign for DAP Mares; Chilean Patagonia, main attraction at Berlin tourism forum; Chile plans promotion of nautical tourism in southern coast; Queen Mary 2 next March 27.

Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Pickets humiliate Argentine Navy's pride

Pickets which have become part of Argentina's daily existence storming at random some of the main accesses to Buenos Aires or blockading all road traffic with Uruguay have added another victim to their long list: the country's main naval base.

Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

No. of fatalities rises to 8 in TV reality show train accident

An 80-year-old woman died Sunday, bringing to eight the number of people killed in a bizarre train accident during the shooting of a reality TV program in western Uruguay, medical personnel said.