MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 30th 2006
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador denies any “flirting” with Chavez
Ecuador's government said that the coming visit this Tuesday of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will focus strictly on energy cooperation matters and that Quito is not flirting with any anti-United States block or axis.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC expected to maintain current output levels
Venezuela's oil minister on Monday called for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which meets Thursday in Caracas, to consider cutting oil production. However his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates said he expects the cartel to maintain current output levels.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia withdraws troops from oil industry
President Evo Morales announced he is lifting the military guard deployed at energy installations and oil fields around the country since May 1, when he nationalized Bolivia's natural gas industry.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico's presidential candidates neck to neck
The latest presidential public opinion poll in the run-up to Mexico's July 2 elections shows the populist and conservative candidates in a virtual tie, with the third contender not far behind.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Memorial Day: combat continues
President George W. Bush, delivering a Memorial Day message surrounded by the graves of thousands of military dead, said yesterday that the United States must continue combating terrorism in the name of those who have already given their life in the cause.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
LatAm trade could reach US$90 billion
Trade among the twelve member nations of the Latin American Association (ALADI) could reach 90 billion pesos this year, 15.5 percent more than in the previous fiscal year, according to a report published by the association last week in Montevideo.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Booming black market for stolen copper
A black market for stolen copper cables has begun to flourish throughout Chile in recent months as delinquents attempt to cash in on the commodity's record high prices.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's Kirchner blasts defenders of military regime
President Nestor Kirchner said at Monday's Army Day ceremonies here that his government will not tolerate military personnel who act as apologists for the “state terrorism” inflicted on Argentina by the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
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Tuesday, May 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bush named Paulson for Treasury Secretary
Treasury Secretary John Snow resigned Tuesday and President Bush nominated Goldman Sachs chief executive officer Henry M. Paulson Jr. as his replacement another chapter in the shake-up to revive Bush's troubled presidency.
