MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Saturday, August 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Low squid prices send Argentine jigger fleet back to port
A drop in catches plus the halving of the international price for Illex squid forced most of the Argentine fleet of jiggers back to port virtually closing this year's season when the official scheduled date is August 31, reports the Argentine press.
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Saturday, August 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
The growing power of Argentina's Kirchner
Political virtuosity has enabled Argentine President Néstor Kirchner to increase his power over all government branches without transforming him into a Hugo Chávez look-alike, according to London-based international affairs publication The Economist.
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Saturday, August 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Ronaldinho joins UN fight against poverty
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, one of the world's best known sports figures, agreed to use his celebrity status to help the United Nations fight poverty when he was appointed UN Spokesperson for Sport for Development and Peace.
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Saturday, August 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Greenland's ice cap melting faster than anticipated
The meltdown of Greenland's ice sheet is speeding up reaching 239 cubic kilometres per year according to an article in Science journal based on satellite measurements. Data from a United States Aero Space Agency, Nasa satellite show that the melting rate has accelerated since 2004.
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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.
