Stories for March 22nd 2006

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina, Chile to forge strategic alliance

Bachelet, who took office on March 11, opened the first state visit of her presidency calling on Kirchner to discuss growing trade and political ties ? and the sensitive issue of future Argentine supplies of natural gas to Chile.

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News

Headlines:
First South Georgia's visitors guide; Brazilian team surveyed humpback whales in SG; Uruguay grew 6.6% in 2005; Meat per capita consumption in Chile: 75.5 kilos.

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

A third of Argentina's population is poor

Almost 34% of Argentina's urban population was described as poor at the end of 2005, with a 6.4 points drop on a year to year basis, according to the latest numbers from the official Census and Statistics Office.

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Ecuadorian Army clears roadblocks but protests continue

Ecuadorian security forces began removing roadblocks placed by indigenous groups protesting against talks for a free trade agreement with United States.