Stories for April 2006 , page 20

Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

“Iluminados por el Fuego” star returns to the Falklands

Gaston Pauls, star of the film Iluminados por el Fuego (Enlightened by fire), which deals with the appalling treatment handed out to Argentine conscripts both during and after the 1982 conflict, returned to the Falklands last Saturday, accompanied by a TV production team.

Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

President's Summit sinks on move by Botnia

Uruguay announced that a widely expected summit between its President and that of Argentina to seek a solution to a dispute over two Uruguayan factories under construction has been suspended once again after a company building one of the plants yesterday refused to halt works for a period demanded by Argentina to assess the environmental consequences,

Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Dramatic changes in Chileans attitudes to sexual behaviour

The centre-right Future Foundation think tank revealed the results of a survey that documents dramatic change in attitudes towards sex and sexual behaviour in Chile.

Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

US and French oil companies pay Venezuela back taxes

U.S. oil firm Chevron-Texaco and France's Total have accepted to pay the Venezuelan government some 113.5 million US dollars in back taxes, dating from the 2001/2004 period, announced Wednesday the Venezuelan tax office, SENIAT.

Wednesday, April 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Rockhopper 3D seismic survey in North Falkland basin

Rockhopper Exploration plc (Rockhopper) announced Wednesday the signing of a Letter Of Intent with CGG Marine to conduct a 3D seismic survey on its North Falkland Basin acreage.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Energy firms rank at the top

Skyrocketing energy prices propelled Exxon Mobil Corp. to the top of the 2006 Fortune 500 list, and consigned Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to the No. 2 spot on the magazine's annual ranking of the United States' largest publicly traded companies.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Regional navies meet in Argentina

A four-day summit opened yesterday in the coastal city of Mar del Plata with the participation of naval forces from 19 countries of the Americas. These conferences have taken place periodically since 1959, and Argentina has the opportunity to host the event.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Colombia has the highest number of landmines victims

More people have been killed or injured by land mines in Colombia last year than in any other country as rebels planted explosive devices to protect crops used to make cocaine, the Colombian government revealed Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

BBC and MOD planning 25th Liberation Anniversary

A British Ministry of Defence and BBC team of top experts visited the Falkland Islands for several days to assess technical aspects of the South Atlantic conflict twenty fifth anniversary commemorations planned for June 2007.

Tuesday, April 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Humala's political advisor meets Chilean officials

The political advisor to Peru's leading presidential candidate, Ollanta Humala, met secretly last Wednesday with Chile's future ambassador for Peru, Cristián Barros. The meeting was an attempt to consolidate bilateral links and prove Humala has no anti-Chile agenda.