Stories for July 6th 2006

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Bachelet speaks freely with reporters

President Michelle Bachelet held an informal breakfast Tuesday with the National Press Association and frankly discussed many issues surrounding her presidency.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Migrants' remittances foster development

Remittances from migrants to their home countries have great potential to foster economic development, a senior United Nations official told the press in Geneva.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico' official recount shows Lopez Obrador leading

The official manual recount of Sunday ballots in Mexico's tight presidential election is showing Social-democrat candidate Manuel Lopez Obrador leading over his Conservative rival Felipe Calderon by 2.53 points.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chavez displays new Russian planes and arms

Venezuela' Hugo Chavez celebrated Wednesday the country's Independence Day with a display of sophisticated aircrafts and arms purchased from Russia following an arms and spares freeze imposed by United States several months ago.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Vazquez hints at mill dialogue

Uruguayan President Tabaré Vazquez yesterday said that a warm embrace with his Argentine counterpart Néstor Kirchner in Caracas on Tuesday night was “a sign toward dialogue” between the two countries which are engaged in a bitter spat over the construction of two pulp mills in Uruguay.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner: “Venezuela is a full democracy”

Mercosur should design a common strategy of security, sovereignty and defence, said Chavez.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina's inflation in June 0.5% and 4.9% in six months

Argentina's Consumer price index in June reached 0.5%, with an accumulated six months 4.9% and below the Kirchner administration annualized 10% target, according to the latest release from the Statistics and Census Office.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Childhood obesity controversy in Chile

Chile is among the top five nations leading the world in childhood obesity, according to new statistics released by Junaeb, a Chilean organization focused on children and education.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Inflation fears, but Euro area key rates unchanged

The European Union Central Bank Governing Council left key interest rates unchanged at 2.75% following Thursday's meeting reported the institution's president Jean Claude Trichet.

Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lopez Obrador challenges Calderon victory demands recount

Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rejected Thursday the official vote tally as “flawed” and called his supporters to fill Mexico City's central square to press his demand for a ballot-by-ballot recount.