Stories for 2006 , page 133

Friday, June 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

South Korea eyeing UN Secretary General post

The South Korean government formally requested Chile's support for the candidacy of Foreign Affairs minister Ban Ki-Moon to the post of Secretary General of United Nations, reported diplomatic sources in Santiago.

Friday, June 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivia begins taking over oil companies' assets

Petrobras Bolivian affiliate will cease to distribute fuel and refined products in Bolivia as of next July 1 in accordance with the May nationalisation decree from President Evo Morales government.

Friday, June 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Cuba joins world rush for alternative fuels

Cuba plans to triple sugar production to 3 million tons and join the world rush for alternative fuels, the official AIN news agency reported this week in Havana.
“The Sugar Ministry is working to expand production by planting an additional 30% area thus increasing the annual harvest to three million tons”, added AIN.

Friday, June 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile, Brazil and Peru, the alternative to Venezuela's populism

Chile together with Brazil and Peru are the alternative to the state-managed economic model and limited democratic values that Venezuela is trying to impose in the region, said Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia following his meeting with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet.

Friday, June 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico: neck to neck race with electorate split in three

With just over a week to Mexico's presidential election on July 2, populist candidate Andres Lopez Obrador is emerging with an edge over Felipe Calderon from the ruling National Action Party, PAN, according to the latest public opinion surveys.

Friday, June 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil: “new deal” for Mercosur junior members

Brazil proposed in Montevideo a “new deal” for Mercosur and requested a “credit of confidence” from Uruguay, which has bitterly complained about the group's functioning and is moving closer to United States.

Thursday, June 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner okays up to 20% stake in Aerolineas

The Argentine state will re-buy up to 20 percent of the airline it privatized in 1990, according to an agreement signed in Madrid yesterday.

Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Central American coast buffeted by storm surge

Nearly 2,000 people in towns along Central America's Pacific coast have been evacuated due to the heavy storm surge affecting the region, civil protection authorities said Tuesday.

Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Aquaculture specialist urges ?foundations first' approach

AFTER three months in the Falklands, aquaculture adviser Dr Brendan Gara is confident that international opportunities in fish farming are open to the Islands,
however he is advocating a slow build up into the industry.

Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil unveils new bio-diesel fuel

Brazil has developed a new diesel fuel mixed with vegetable oils that will sharply reduce its need for imported diesel, the state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said yesterday