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Stories for March 2006

• Wednesday, March 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil clamps on “wild west” border town

  Businessmen, taxi and truck drivers in Ciudad del Este blocked this week the Friendship Bridge that links the Paraguayan city with Brazil's Foz de Iguazu in protest over strict customs controls on the Brazilian side.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  FAO blasts rich countries for slow reaction to bird flu

  Wealthy nations have been slow to respond to the spread of lethal bird flu, said the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Companies involved in illegal fishing to be excluded from territorial waters

  Argentina National Fisheries Council (CFP) has modified the conditions required for the submittal of shortfin squid fisheries projects through the Location of Bare-boat Chartered Foreign Vessels in the National Jurisdictional Waters, so as to exclude companies involved in illegal fishing operations in Argentine waters.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Thirty world leaders at Bachelet's taking office ceremony

  At least thirty world leaders and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have confirmed their assistance to the taking office ceremony of elected Chilean president Michele Bachelet next Saturday March 11, reported officials from the Government House in Santiago.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan Argentina “should be profitable” by end of 2006

  Chilean flag carrier Lan Chile expects its Argentine subsidiary to become profitable towards the end of this year by capturing 30% of the air travel market.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Emperor penguins win the best documentary Oscar

  A film about the trials of Emperor penguins struggling to survive in Antarctica, “March of the Penguins”, won the Oscar for the best documentary last Sunday at the Hollywood Academy Awards.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexican record oil exports during January

  Mexico's government owned oil consortium Pemex reported record exports of crude, volume and value, during January. Exports totalled 3.18 billion US dollars compared to 1.39 billion in January 2005.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Foreign investment in Chile contracted during 2005

  Foreign investment in Chile declined drastically last year, amounting to half the 2004 level revealed officials from the Foreign Investment Committee in Santiago.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires Councillors oust mayor over nightclub tragedy

  Buenos Aires City Council fired Tuesday Mayor Anibal Ibarra for “poor performance of his duties”, a charge stemming from a December 2004 discotheque blaze that killed 193 and injured more than 700 people.

• Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur Army commanders meet in Chile

  The Bolivian Army will be participating this week in a meeting of Mercosur Army Staff Commanders in Chile with the purpose of coordinating cooperation in peace operations and international humanitarian aid.