MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 29th 2007
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Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Britain: Homes damaged in quake
Several families remain in emergency accommodation after an earthquake struck a corner of Britain, causing power cuts and damaging dozens of home.
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Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian bio-ethanol for UK buses
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is about to start trials of London's first bus fuelled by bio-ethanol.
The Scania OmniCity double-decker will carry 81 passengers and be powered by ethanol made from Brazilian sugar cane. -
Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez hopes to gradually sell off refineries in US
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela hopes to gradually sell off its refineries in the United States and build a new network of refineries in Latin America, part of a plan to offer his leftist allies in the region a stable oil supply
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Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New Argentine protests against Uruguayan pulp plant
Thousands of Argentines rallied Sunday as part of the third annual large-scale protest against an Uruguayan paper plant that has soured relations between the two South American countries.
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Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Latam must prepare for China post raw materials trade
The trade honeymoon between China and Latin America cannot last forever, experts warn: sooner or later, the Asian giant will reduce its need for raw materials, and countries across the Americas will then have to offer value-added, higher-tech goods.
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Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile Google Earth moves a village to Argentina
The Chilean government wants Google to fix its Earth geographical search program that places a village named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Argentina.
