MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2006
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Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Peru recalls Venezuela ambassador
Peru recalled its ambassador from Venezuela on Saturday over what it called President Hugo Chavez's “persistent and flagrant interference” in its upcoming presidential elections.
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Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela Reject U.S. Trade
Bolivia's new left-leaning president signed a pact with Cuba and Venezuela on Saturday rejecting U.S.-backed free trade and promising a socialist version of regional commerce and cooperation.
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Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexican lawmakers support U.S. immigration protest
Mexican lawmakers issued a declaration of support for immigrant protests planned in the United States on Monday and said they will send a delegation to Los Angeles to show their solidarity.
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Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Massive demonstration demands paper mill projects be scrapped
Some 100,000 people on Sunday protested in Argentina against Uruguay's plans to build two paper mills along the Uruguay River, a project opponents say will pollute the waterway dividing the two countries, police said.
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Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile/ EU/UN Tierra del Fuego mine clearance plan
Chile the European Union and the United Nations Development Program will be signing May 2 a cooperation agreement for the mine clearance in Tierra del Fuego
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Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez and Peru's Garcia in a fierce exchange
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he will withdraw Venezuela's ambassador to Peru if Alan Garcia wins next month's presidential election runoff.
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Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean unemployment unchanged at 7.9%
The unemployment rate in Chile reached 7.9% in the first quarter of 2006, the same rate as in similar period of 2005 mainly because a larger number of people are looking for jobs in coincidence with an economic expansive cycle.
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Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
QMary 2 dethroned by “The Freedom of the Seas”
A German shipyard delivered this week the world's largest passenger ship to its US owner, Florida-based cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. at a ceremony in Hamburg that drew crowds of onlookers.
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Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Hi-tech raft to recreate Kon-Tiki 1947 expedition
An international team set off Friday from Peru on a raft in a modern recreation of the epic 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition led by Thor Heyerdahl. The crew of six, which includes Heyerdahl's 28-year-old grandson, Olav, used traditional techniques to build a raft, named Tangaroa, (name of Polynesian sea god), out of balsa wood.
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Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Killing reinforces Uribe's commitment to democracy
The murder of a sister of one of Colombia's most prominent political figures shocked the presidential election campaign and prompted President Alvaro Uribe to reaffirm his country's commitment to democracy.
