Stories for 2006 , page 94

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile formally requests incorporation to CAN

Chile formally requested incorporation to the Andean Community of Nations, CAN, in a letter sent by President Michelle Bachelet to her counterparts from Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, reported Foreign Affairs minister Alejandro Foxley.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Taxmen after “Crocodile Dundee” assets in Chile

Australian actor Paul Hogan famous for this role as Crocodile Dundee is under investigation by tax authorities, who suspect he slipped undeclared assets to Chile, reports The Australian.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Foreign tourists to Chile up 16.2% in first half of 2006

Foreign visitors to Chile in the first half of the year totalled 1.249.578, up 16.2% over the same period a year ago with revenue totalling 722 million US dollars, (up 11.4%) according to the latest release from the country's National Tourism Service Office, Sernatur.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Ecuadorians unmoved with October presidential election

Nearly four of five Ecuadorian eligible voters remain undecided in advance of the presidential election next October revealed a survey published Wednesday.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Blue tongue outbreak in Holland and Belgium

Belgium reported this week several outbreaks of blue tongue disease in sheep and cattle in several farms close to the villages of Liege and Fourons north of the country.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina re-floats nuclear energy program

With an initial investment of 3.5 billion US dollars Argentina is relaunching an eight year nuclear energy development program with the purpose of increasing the number of atomic plants plus resumption of uranium enrichment production.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Sao Paulo gang violence and political links investigated

Brazilian police are looking into the possible existence of links between the ruling Workers Party of President Lula da Silva and a prison based gang network, First Command of the Capital, (PCC) which has been responsible for a wave of violence in the country's main industrial and financial hub, the city of Sao Paulo.

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Unemployment in Argentina dropped to 10.4%

Unemployment in Argentina dropped from 11.4% to 10.4% in the second quarter of 2006 and stands 1.7 points less than a year ago for the same period according to the latest release from the country's Statistics and Census Institute, Indec.

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Review of the US GSP irritates Brazil

Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said it would be an “unfortunate” gesture if the United States excluded Brazil from the General System of Preferences which benefits exports of developing countries.

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Heightened alarm over Antarctic ecosystem

Rising temperatures, glacial melting, and the acidification of water due to high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are threatening the Antarctic, warned scientists at the Latin American and Chilean symposia on Antarctic studies, which concluded Sunday in Concepción.