Stories for April 2006 , page 17

Monday, April 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Fund to combat FAM in South America

Southern Cone countries have requested 100 million US dollars from the Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, to combat foot and mouth disease, announced Brazilian Agriculture minister Roberto Rodrigues.

Sunday, April 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil's first astronaut returns to Earth

Lt Col Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian to go into space, has returned to Earth after nine days on the International Space Station.

Sunday, April 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Peruvians to vote for president

A close three-way contest in Sunday's presidential election could put Peru on a leftist track akin to Venezuela and Bolivia, or provide the nation with its first female head of state, or even hand a second-chance to a former president who oversaw economic devastation.

Sunday, April 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

“UK in the South Atlantic for a long time”

“Recovering the Malvinas will take time; Great Britain is going to be around in the South Atlantic for some time to come”, forecasts Argentine ambassador Lucio Garcia del Solar an expert in Falklands/Malvinas affairs and an emblematic figure of Argentine diplomacy.

Saturday, April 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Pulp mills conflict: Uruguay appeals directly to Mercosur

Uruguay considers negotiations with Argentina regarding the pulp mills dispute “are over” and formally requested an “urgent and extraordinary” meeting of Mercosur's Council to address the conflict, most probably next April 18 or 20.

Saturday, April 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

John Cheek owners reject reports of guilty plea

The Falkland Island owners of the arrested fishing vessel ?John Cheek' today issued a press release indicating their indignant rebuttal of reports from the Argentine press that they had been fined after pleading guilty to charges of illegal fishing.

Friday, April 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Bank of England leaves interest rates at 4.5%

The Bank of England left Thursday its key interest rate unchanged for the eighth consecutive month as rising energy prices and a recovering housing market offset worries about slowing growth in the services and manufacturing sectors.

Friday, April 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Penelope goes back to her roots;
Meter reading revival as cards are withdrawn; Father of two killed in crash; Ambassador's rebuttal.

Friday, April 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Upbeat message on future of Latin America

San Pablo- World Economic Forum participants heard a message of optimism for the future of Latin America, with many countries today said to be in a vastly stronger economic situation than at the start of the 90s, and democracy itself no longer in question.

Friday, April 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina's squid landings total 85,000 tons

Argentina's Fisheries Undersecretariat reported Friday that landings of Illex squid to March 31 totalled 85.793 tons.