Stories for July 2nd 2006

Sunday, July 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexicans go to polls in crucial race

With leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and conservative Felipe Calderon running neck-and-neck, the elections which will also decide both Houses of Congress, five governors seats and local posts hinge on class divisions that have seldom been talked about so openly in Mexican politics.

Sunday, July 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Flooding and mudslides isolate Ushuaia

Tierra del Fuego was gradually returning to normal Sunday evening following torrential rains, flooding and mudslides which left Ushuaia and Rio Grande isolated and with no drinking water.

Sunday, July 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Petrobras plans to invest 87 billion US dollars in five years

Brazilian government owned oil corporation Petrobras plans to invest 87 billion US dollars between 2007 and 2011 increasing energy production to 3.49 million barrels per day, which then should jump to 4.55 million bpd by 2015.

Sunday, July 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Labour MP asks Argentina to respect Falklanders rights

Labour MP for Chorley, Lindsay Hoyle in an open letter sent to his Argentine colleagues published Sunday in Buenos Aires “La Nación” said it's hard to understand how a country so committed to human rights “can deny those same rights to the people of Malvinas/Falklands”.