MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Saturday, October 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Fragile” truce between Bolivian miners factions
A “fragile truce” was holding Saturday following a two days deadly dynamite battle between rival groups of Bolivian miners while President Evo Morales fired his Mines minister and the head of the country's Mining Company, Comibol.
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Saturday, October 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
TIME magazine says Castro has terminal cancer
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is believed to have terminal cancer and is unlikely to return to power, Time magazine reported Saturday, citing US government officials.
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Saturday, October 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina to appeal Chilean safeguard tariff on dairy exports
Argentine dairy farmers will appeal the Chilean decision to impose a 23% safeguard tariff until next December on Argentine milk and cheese imports. Chilean farmers claim Argentina is involved in “disloyal competition” practices which have helped boost dairy exports several times.
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Saturday, October 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Final week for Ecuador's presidential race
Former Economy minister Rafael Correa is the clear frontrunner in Ecuador's October 15 presidential race with 37% of respondents, --up 11 points since September--, supporting the Alliance Country (AP) candidate, according to a public opinion poll released by Cedatos/Gallup.
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Saturday, October 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Lula sprints for the run off with eight points lead
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his run off presidential campaign leading his opponent Geraldo Alckmin by eight points according to the latest public opinion polls released Saturday
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Friday, October 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Terry honoured; Consultation begins on school structure; Late plea change in vandalism case; Underage sex: youth detained; Mental Health site;
Briefly
FCO man to visit; Sunday is Census night; Rapier Squadron says goodbye; Protect yourself from the sun. -
Friday, October 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
China and Latinamerican growing links
The accumulated investment of Latinamerican companies in China reached 56.9 billion US dollars at the end of last year according to data released by the official news agency Xinhua in Beijing.
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Friday, October 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras confirms light crude in Santos Basin
Brazilian government owned oil giant Petrobras confirmed this week the existence of light crude and natural gas deposits in the Santos Basin, 280 kilometers offshore Rio do Janeiro, located under a thick layer of salt at a depth of 2.140 meters.
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Friday, October 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
I falsify, you falsify, we all falsify?
European Union business organizations claimed Thursday Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay were among the countries most involved in falsifying trade marks and manufacturing falsified products.
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Friday, October 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
White House agrees with Fed's growth slowdown forecast
The United States economy will experience a slight slow down as the once-surging housing market cools but overall growth will soon bounce back, White House economic adviser Al Hubbard said on Thursday.
