France's Total and US-based Vintage signed new contracts with the Bolivian government late last night to continue operating in the country's energy sector, a Bolivian official said.
Iran strongly rejected Argentine prosecutor charges against former high-level Iranian officials over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.
Chile's fishing industry is on alert over the presence of two European Union fishing boats off the coast of Chile, just outside the 200 miles of Chile's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), over which the country has rights over the exploration and use of marine resources.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to this Sunday's presidential run-off in Brazil as the favourite, according to a poll by Datafolha published Thursday in Folha de Sao Paulo.
Spain's construction and services group Sacyr Vallehermoso has plans to become the main shareholder of oil company Repsol-YPF, ahead of the Catalonian financial group La Caixa according to Spain's Securities and Exchange Commission, CNMV.
Mexican president Vicente Fox called the wall United States is planning to build along the common border shameful and a decision with no vision of future.
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United States economic growth slowed down to 1.6% in the third quarter, the lowest in three years, according to the US Department of Commerce. This compares negatively with the 2.6% of the second quarter and market expectations of 2.1%.
Latin American stocks are currently the world's most profitable, according to investment bank Morgan Stanley.
The world's natural ecosystems are being degraded at a rate unprecedented in human history, according to a report released this week by WWF, the global conservation organization.