Stories for July 2006 , page 20

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexican hopefuls promise to respect election result

Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador softened his stance Monday saying he will accept defeat in Sunday's election as long as it was clear that voting had been “free and clean”, with a precinct by precinct review”.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Good prospects for 2006/07 South American tourism

Preliminary results for the first four months of 2006 point to some 236 million international tourist arrivals worldwide, or 10 million more than in the same period of 2005, reflecting the sustained growth in global tourism demand started in 2004.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Regional autonomy becomes Morales great challenge

Bolivian president Evo Morales proclaimed a three tier victory for his administration and political party in Sunday's election for the nomination of a Constitutional Assembly that will be tasked with drafting a new charter to ensure the re-foundation of Bolivia including its aboriginal population.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

IMF praises Uruguay but insists with structural reforms

In a positive report on the Uruguayan economy, the International Monetary Fund praised the country's robust growth and inflation control but also recommended the implementation of “crucial” structural reforms, sustained macroeconomic policies and strengthening labour market flexibility

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”.

Saturday, July 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands' 25 years fishing permits “a provocation”

The granting of fishing permits of up to 25 years is a provocation inviting Buenos Aires to also adopt drastic measures, said Carlos Ortiz de Rozas, who was ambassador to the United Kingdom as the two countries went to war in 1982 over the Falkland Islands, writes Guillermo Haskel in The Buenos Aires Herald.

Saturday, July 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Morales back steps and hopes to travel to the US

Bolivian President Evo Morales hopes to travel to Washington to ask Congress to extend trade preferences set to expire at the end of the year, a government official said in La Paz.