Stories for 2006 , page 240

Monday, January 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Morales promises to change Bolivian history

Shortly after his inauguration Sunday as the first indigenous president of Bolivia, pledging to end “500 years of injustice” against his people, Evo Morales participated in a massive celebration party in downtown La Paz with a crowd estimated in 100.000.

Monday, January 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Falkland Islands: Breaking News.

Headlines:
Ex-Governor Tatham returns for work on Dictionary;
New 747-300 aircraft for airbridge; New route for London bus.

Monday, January 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

New Zealand's Orion makes ice landing

The Air Force has landed an Orion aircraft in Antarctica for the first time in an attempt to find out whether surveillance patrols of the Southern Ocean can be extended.

Monday, January 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Lagos on Historic Visit to Bolivia

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, bidding to ease decades of diplomatic friction with
Bolivia, paid a historic visit yesterday as he became the first Chilean leader in 51 years to attend an inauguration in the neighbouring country.

Monday, January 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Mad cow cases in Canada and Japan

Two new cases of mad cow disease were confirmed in leading world markets: Canada and Japan. A dairy cow in Alberta tested positive for mad cow disease, officials confirmed Monday and Japanese authorities reported a similar situation with a 5 year cow which died in a Hokkaido dairy farm.

Monday, January 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Fresh beginning for HMS Endurance in Ushuaia

For the first time in over thirty years the Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Endurance called Monday in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego and Captain Nick Lambert said he hoped it signalled a fresh beginning for Argentine and British nationals.

Sunday, January 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Peru and Brazil inaugurated the new Integration Bridge

The presidents of Peru and Brazil, Alejandro Toledo and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Saturday inaugurated the new Integration Bridge which spans their common border and opens a Pacific Ocean trade route for Brazil.

Sunday, January 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Bolivian Indians proclaim Morales their supreme authority

Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales, dressed in a bright red tunic worn only by the most important pre-Inca priests, promised to do away with vestiges of his country's colonial past Saturday in a spiritual ceremony at an ancient temple on the eve of his inauguration.

Sunday, January 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Japan renews ban on US beef fearing BSE

Japan renewed the ban on United States beef imports following the discovery of outlawed spinal material, which has been scientifically linked to Spongiform Bovine Encephalitis, or “mad cow” in a shipment of veal from New York.

Saturday, January 21st 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Bolivian: Indians in power to stay

In the ancient temple of a lost civilization far from the Government Palace, barefoot Evo Morales will ask Andean gods for help and guidance Saturday on the eve of his inauguration as Bolivia's first Indian president.