MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Embattled Varig desperately clings to last chance
Brazil's embattled airline Varig announced a restructuring of domestic and international routes in a last ditch effort to explain the massive cancelling of flights that caused chaos in Brazilian air terminals.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean coalition divided over support for Venezuela
The possibility that Chile does not support Venezuela for a non permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and thus promoting a third alternative has triggered a bitter controversy inside the Chilean ruling coalition.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US dollar at its highest in Chilean pesos in a year
The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar in Chile closed on Monday at $548 pesos to the greenback, its highest value since August 29, 2005 and a three peso gain over last Friday's exchange rate.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales targets private energy and mines
Bolivian president Evo Morales plans to restore control over companies which at one time belonged to the government, but a decision regarding railways (half Chilean, half private Bolivian) plus telecommunications will be delayed.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New currency with three zeros less for Venezuela
Venezuela will introduce a new national currency that would knock three zeroes off the exchange value and could be renamed the “Nuevo Bolivar”.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Fears that IWC might become a “whalers' club”
A nonbinding declaration critical of the 1982 decision to impose a moratorium on commercial whaling was approved by a 33-32 vote Sunday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in the Caribbean island of St Kitts.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile/Peru alliance to face “Asian challenge”
Chile praised Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia and proposed both countries team up to do business and jointly addresses the “Asian challenge”.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Judge approves sale of Varig to employees
A Brazilian bankruptcy judge approved on Monday an offer by an employee-led group to buy Varig, Brazil's flag air carrier after getting guarantees the buyers have enough money to finance the transaction.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New vessel for Falklands patrol duties
THE ship that is to replace both the Castle-class ships, Dumbarton Castle and Leeds Castle for patrol duties in Falklands waters, was launched last week.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
LAN Argentina non-stop flight to USA
LAN Argentina announced that it will begin operating the Miami-Buenos Aires route on August 15, 2006, with a non-stop flight that departs from Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires at 10:15 p.m. and arrives at Miami International Airport at 6:05 a.m. the following morning.
