MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2006
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Saturday, August 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Buenos Aires celebrates routing of British invasion
The 200th anniversary of the “invasiones inglesas” (British invasions) is marked this weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the Reconqista (Re conquest) remembered Saturday August 12. In London, Argentine Ambassador Federico Mirré will be opening the residence, in Belgrave Square, to Argentine residents and British guests, to mark the event.
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Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Headlines: Rewarding a year's hard work;
Travel security increased on south-bound flights only; Governor leaves;
Advice for Camp patients; Man injured in incident;
Coastal contract: clock ticking to end of Island Shipping service. -
Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil: 12% of Congress faces expulsion for taking bribes
A Brazilian congressional panel has recommended that 72 Deputies and Senators be expelled for taking bribes. The panel investigated during 52 days a huge corruption ring accused of profiting from inflated contracts to supply ambulances and sanitary equipment to local authorities.
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Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina/Chile milk war beginning to boil
Argentina warned Thursday that if Chile imposes safeguards on Argentine imports of dairy produce to Chile it will take the case to the consideration of the World Trade Organization as contemplated in current commerce legislation.
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Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexican vote recount showing “errors”
The first of five days of partial vote recount in Mexico's contested presidential election has shown the existence of errors but representatives from the ruling coalition said Conservative candidate Felipe Calderon retains the tight advantage.
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Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills conflict: ruling expected in September
Hearings before a Mercosur trade block arbitration court in Montevideo in connection with a presentation filed by Uruguay against Argentina concluded Thursday behind closed doors.
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Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
UK foils aircraft bomb plot
Plotters allegedly planned to blow up 10 US-bound airliners over the Atlantic. Twenty-four UK-citizens arrested, but ringleader said to be still at large.
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Friday, August 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Coping with new air travel restrictions
Four-hour lines. No water bottles. Screaming children. Missed flights. US experts offer strategies for coping with the effects of the latest airline terror plot.
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Thursday, August 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian bank Itau moves into Chile and Uruguay
The leading Brazilian bank Itaú announced Wednesday it had reached a deal with Bank of America for the purchase of all assets belonging to BankBoston in Chile and Uruguay.
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Thursday, August 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean safeguards on Argentine dairy imports
Chile expects to impose safeguards to dairy produce imports from Argentina beginning September.
