MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Cellulose Prices at their Highest in Five Years
Chilean wood pulp producers Copec and CMPC are cashing in on high cellulose prices, which rose to a year-to-date high of 708.7 US dollars a ton on Tuesday. This is the highest price for cellulose since 2002, the disastrous year when cellulose prices fell to 433.2 US dollars a ton.
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Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Australia woos Chilean students
Chilean graduates and undergraduates will be wooed over the weekend to continue their degrees and/or trainings in Australia.
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Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Tourist arrivals to Argentina increase by 16.6%
The number of tourists visiting Argentina ? those arriving at Ezeiza international airport ? rose 16.6% in the second quarter, while the average stay rose 14.1% and spending 23.1%, the Indec census bureau reported this week.
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Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela/China consolidate trade and political ties
In his fourth visit to China Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sealed closer trade links with Beijing plus the promise of support for Venezuela's aspiration of becoming a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
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Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Striking miners in Chile take company to court
Striking workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine - the world's largest - said Tuesday that they will file a legal complaint against management for union-busting.
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Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Cows 'moo with a regional accent' ?
Cows moo with a regional accent, according to their farmers.
Dairy farmers in Somerset noticed a local twang to the sounds made by their animals, and experts confirmed that different herds made different sounds. -
Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's U.S. envoy a rebellious choice
Bolivia's unlikely new ambassador to the United States is a career journalist with no previous diplomatic experience and a limited command of English.
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Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
In 50 years ozone layer could be back to normal
The hole in the ozone layer of the earth's atmosphere is recovering and could significantly contract in the next 50 to 60 years according to scientists from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA.
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Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Japan proposes mega trade zone with half the world
Japan proposed Wednesday an ambitious free trade zone that would include 16 Asian countries totalling half the world's population. Toshihiro Nikai, Economy, Industry and Trade minister made the announcement in the framework of the Asian South East Association of Nations meeting in Malaysia.
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Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva leads comfortably in opinion polls
The latest public opinion survey published in Sao Paulo shows Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva comfortably winning his reelection bid next October and record support for his administration's performance.
