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Stories for 2006

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia arrests Repsol-YPF top officials

  Bolivian police on Wednesday arrested and later released on bail two top Spanish oil company Repsol YPF officials charged with smuggling. The arrests came after the two men, a Spaniard and an Argentine who had been in hiding, appeared voluntarily to be questioned by prosecutors.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US current account deficit is 6.4% of GDP

  United States current-account deficit, --the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers--, increased to 804.9 billion US dollars in 2005 from 668.1 billion in 2004, equivalent to 6.4% of GDP.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  EU earmarks 17.5 million Euros for mine sweeping

  The European Commission will assign 17.5 million Euros for its annual antipersonnel mines programs with the purpose of aiding those countries ravaged by this kind of explosives.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Fox announces huge oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico

  Mexican president Vicente Fox announced the discovery of new oil reserves off Veracruz which could have ten billion barrels of crude, thus increasing the country's reserves by 10%.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lopez Obrador leads comfortably in Mexican presidential bid

  Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico's populist candidate consolidated his lead ahead of the July 2 presidential election and is now the firm favourite, according to a public opinion poll published on Monday.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar constitution talks begin in London

  The latest round of talks on a new Gibraltar constitution began Wednesday in London with the British government.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner faces political crisis in his own backyard

  Patagonia Santa Cruz province governor Sergio Acevedo and one of Argentine president Néstor Kirchner most trusted men resigned Wednesday alleging “personal reasons”.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur Armies commanders critical of US policies

  Mercosur Armies Chief of Staff Commanders meeting in Chile decided to make the organization into a permanent consulting body on defense and foreign affairs issues.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' conflict Argentine movie praised in Britain

  The Argentine film on the Falkland Islands conflict “Enlightened by fire” was exhibited in London and Manchester with emotive reactions from the audience.

• Tuesday, March 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Haiti will decide when UN troops leave

  Brazilian troops which make up the multinational United Nations peace keeping contingent will remain in Haiti until that country so decides, said Monday Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.