MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2006
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Thursday, April 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Britain Nixes Argentina's Falklands Claim
Britain reiterated its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and rejected Argentina's claims in a letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan circulated Wednesday.
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Thursday, April 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lat. Aviation news.
Headlines:
Copa Airlines, 5 New Destinations for 2006;
Aeromexico to go on the block; Varig running out of cash; Crisis nears end at LAB. -
Thursday, April 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina/Chile to discuss natural gas supply
Energy officials from Argentina will travel to Santiago this month to discuss the supply of natural gas to Chile. Argentina's energy secretary, Daniel Cameron, will meet with Chile's mining minister, Karen Poniachik, and the executive secretary of the Chilean National Energy Commission (CNE).
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Thursday, April 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Euro Zone benchmark interest rate remains unchanged
The European Central Bank left Thursday its benchmark rate unchanged at 2.5% but ECB president Jean Claud Trichet said the bank will do what is necessary to curb inflation, signaling he may support higher interest rates in coming months.
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Thursday, April 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Nationalist candidate leads comfortably Peruvian election
With a few hours before Peru's Sunday's crucial presidential election two last minute public opinion polls have further complicated an already confusing political scenario.
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Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brief News
Headlines:
Chavez receives Russian built military helicopters; Copper prices record trend forecasted to continue; March consumer inflation in Chile: 0.6%. -
Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil begins protection of migrant Falklands' seabirds
When you think of Brazil and birds, you probably think of rainforests and brightly-coloured parrots.
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Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Full professional Army for Chile in eight years
Chile will have totally professional Armed Forces, eliminating conscription, in eight years time according to a plan unveiled by President Michelle Bachelet.
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Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Five days waiting list to cross the Panama Canal
The number of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal on Tuesday reached 103 causing considerable delays, --up to five days--, according to the administrative body of the inter-oceanic waterway
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Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bankers fearful of Latin America election year
Presidential elections in seven Latin American countries this year have investors jittery over prospects that new leaders might undermine the region's economic gains, leading international bankers said Tuesday in Belo Horizonte.
