MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico City paralyzed and more “civil resistance” promised
A month after Mexico's general elections and with still no president-elect, the legitimacy of the next administration and overall stability of the country depend on the Electoral Tribunal ordering a manual recount of ballots, argues the leftist coalition supporting Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador.
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bureaucratic hurdles slow EU aid to Falklands
Reporting on the meeting of the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) held at Government House on July 27th, Governor Pearce said that some 3 million euros (£2.06 million) allocated to the Falklands from the 9th European Development Fund in November 2001, had still not found their way into the Islands' Treasury.
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner presented with Zidane's red card
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was presented with the red card that sent French star Zinedine Zidane off the field in the recent Football World Cup Final, which was won by Italy.
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US calls on all Cubans to remain calm
United States called Wednesday on all Cubans, both sides of the Florida straits to remain put amid feverish speculation about the island's immediate future following urgent surgery on President Fidel Castro's and his alleged strong recovery.
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Tuesday, August 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile seeks stronger regional ties
Chile intends to expand regional trade agreements and hopes to fix bruised relations with neighbour Argentina after a spat over natural gas, Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley said yesterday.
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Tuesday, August 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina could become net oil importer by 2008
Argentina is forecasted to become a net importer of crude by 2008/2010 if the absence of oil exploration persists according to Argentine consultants.
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Tuesday, August 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's tourism industry booming
Argentina's tourism boom boosted by a weak local currency and relatively cheap assets and real estate by international standards has prompted construction of scores of new hotels, including some particularly luxurious properties.
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Monday, July 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's informal economy absorbs 60% of workforce
Over half of Brazilian workers make their livings in the informal economy, estimated in 122 billion US dollars, according to an official report published Sunday in O Globo by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.
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Monday, July 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil and U.S. committed to rescue global trade talks
Brazil and United States still believe it's possible to salvage global trade liberalization talks and agreed on the urgency of reaching a deal before the end of the year.
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Monday, July 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez from Iran threatens to cut oil supply to the US
Venezuela is considering cutting the oil supply to United States if Washington persists with its current hostile policy towards the President Hugo Chavez regime.
