MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Wednesday, August 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Morales open to re-establishing political ties with Chile
Bolivian President Evo Morales indicated this week he is prepared to re-establish foreign relations with Chile, notwithstanding the yet unresolved dispute over Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean.
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Wednesday, August 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Lula comfortably heading for October victory
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is seeking a second four-year term, is steadily gaining support as October first presidential election draws closer, according to public opinion surveys released Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Valparaiso considers lawsuit against National Geographic
Valparaiso Mayor Aldo Cornejo announced that he will consider legal action against The National Geographic Society, after a documentary titled “Ultimate Disaster Earthquake” provoked a wave of hysteria among citizens.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Colombia's under alert.
Security has been stepped up in Colombia ahead of President Alvaro Uribe's inauguration for a second term in office today.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US resumes beef exports to Japan
With the arrival Sunday in Tokyo's Narita airport of a first shipment, United States officially resumed sales of beef following the lifting of the ban imposed last January by the Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ministry.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
World largest copper mine on strike
Over two thousand workers from Chile's Escondida mine, the world's largest private producer of copper began Monday a strike demanding higher salaries and other benefits in line with the soaring price of Chile's main export commodity.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bush tells Cuban-Americans to cool down
United States President George W. Bush said Monday that it is the Cuban citizens living in the island who will decide the end of the “tyrannical situation”.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile/Argentina biosphere reserve in Patagonia
Chile and Argentina agreed to turn 4.7 million hectares of land in northern Patagonia into a biosphere reserve, safeguarding some of the region's most magnificent wildlife.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Alaska oil field shutdown forces new record
Oil reached Monday a new record, above 78 US dollars a barrel, after British Petroleum announced it would have to close one of the largest oilfields in the United States, in Alaska because of a pipeline leak.
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Monday, August 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uribe promises “peace talks” but security is priority
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe inaugurated an unprecedented second term Monday, promising to seek an elusive peace with leftist rebels but warning that security remains a priority for his administration in a country ravaged by killings and kidnappings.
