Stories for June 3rd 2006

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Shell sells Uruguay operations

Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras said yesterday it has completed the purchase of Royal Dutch Shell's fuel-and-distribution operations in Uruguay, acquiring 89 service stations across the country.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina: A ?penguin' for president

President Néstor Kirchner ? who revels in his avian nickname yesterday announced for the first time that the candidate of the “national concertation” he has called for will be a male or female “penguin,” but stopped short of saying whether he will seek re-election.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean students reject gov't reform proposal

Militant Chilean high-school students have rejected a government proposal aimed at ending weeks of demonstrations and said they still planned to launch an escalated nationwide protest on Monday.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Venezuela adds troops to Colombian border

Venezuela is beefing up its troop strength along the Colombian border, negotiating with Russia to set up arms factories, and preparing for a possible invasion, the army commander said Friday.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina supports Venezuela to Security Council

Argentina supports Venezuela as non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council representing Latinamerica and the Caribbean confirmed Argentina's Foreign Affaire minister Jorge Taiana in Caracas.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Colombian interest in Ecuador's Oxy concession

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has expressed interest in taking over the Amazon concession in Ecuador which belonged to US Occidental Petroleum.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean students announce Monday national strike

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Saturday she was open to talks with protesting high-school students even when the government's latest, and apparently definitive, proposal was rejected by demonstration leaders.

Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lula promises Brazil will become an OEPC member

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised an “energy revolution” that will make Brazil a member of OPEC and a leading exporter of bio-fuel.