Almost 4 million foreigners are residents in Spain out of a total population of 44.495.286, according to the latest, January first 2006, review from the Spanish Statistics Office. Foreigners represent 8.7% of the Spanish population and increasing.
Five of the world's most important investment banks agree that Chile's economy could grow 6% in 2006. On the same note, they warn that growth is at considerable risk due to falling copper prices, energy dependency and political instability.
The Worldwide Union for Nature (UICN) this week added Chile's Juan Fernández National Park to its Red List, declaring the park one of the 12 most threatened sites on the planet.
Chile's Mines and Energy Minister Karen Poniachik confirmed the tax hike imposed by Argentina on natural gas exports to Chile which will now stand at 45%, meaning the final price of gas in the border has increased 72%.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is at the centre of a diplomatic storm after accusing Israel of deliberately bombing a UN observer post in southern Lebanon.
The Falkland Islands Government Councillors' Office announced this week that four Conservative members of the British Parliament and a senior civil servant will visit the Falkland Islands from 21st August to 26th August under the auspices of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
UK Company FOGL has signed a letter of intent with US Survey Offshore CSEM to undertake a Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic survey (CSEM) over the company's licences in the South and East Falkland Basins.