Stories for 2006 , page 105

Sunday, August 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Evo's ?refounding' begins today

President Evo Morales' drive to reinvent Bolivia takes a big step today with the opening of a convention to write a new Constitution aimed at ending the centuries-old supremacy of the European-descended minority.

Sunday, August 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile and Colombia start free trade talks

Chile and Colombia announced they have agreed to start negotiations toward a free trade, and said they have settled a controversy over exports of Colombian sugar to Chile.

Sunday, August 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

PAN, PRI accept Mexico tribunal decision for partial vote recount

The representative of Felipe Calderon's National Action Party, to the nation's electoral organizations, G. Martinez, accepted Saturday the Mexican electoral tribunal's decision to carry out a partial recount of ballots from the July 2 presidential election.

Sunday, August 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Blair 'planning another year as PM'

Tony Blair is planning to stay on as Prime Minister for at least another year, it has been reported.

Saturday, August 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

G-20 nations push to revive WTO talks in Brazil next month

The G-20 group of developing nations will attempt to help revive the collapse of World Trade Organization talks for a global trade treaty at a meeting next month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Wednesday.

Saturday, August 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

EU approves 'no smoking' job advert

Pro and anti-smoking groups alike have criticised a European Union ruling that companies can legally refuse to employ smokers.

Saturday, August 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexican electoral court rejects recount

Mexico's top electoral court on Saturday rejected a ballot-by-ballot recount in the disputed presidential election, angering supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who have kept the nation in turmoil for weeks.

Friday, August 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina's July inflation 0.6% and 5.5% in seven months

In spite of a surge in services' costs Argentina's Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in July, 0.1% higher than last May and June, but below the 1% of July last year, according to the latest release from the Statistics and Census Office, INDEC.

Friday, August 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Growing irritation between Chile and Argentina

Chilean Agriculture minister confirmed Thursday that in the next two weeks Chile will be requesting safeguards against dairy imports, mostly from Argentina, although he underlined it was not in retaliation for the natural gas dispute.

Friday, August 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands' de-mining study takes off in summer

Argentina and the United Kingdom exchanged Thursday notes regarding a Malvinas/Falkland Islands de-mining feasibility study which is scheduled to become effective next summer 2006/07.