MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 2nd 2007
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile returns to the Andean fold but as an “associate” member
Bolivia's Foreign Affairs Minister David Choquehuanca announced Friday in La Paz that Chile had formalized its intention of returning to the Community of Andean Nations, CAN, which she abandoned 31 years ago.
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Keep pledges, urge G8 campaigners
Thousands of peaceful British campaigners urged G8 leaders to keep their promises on tackling poverty as violence erupted at an anti-summit rally in Germany. The demonstration in London took place as protesters clashed with riot police in the northern German town of Rostock.
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
£1m to find Loch Ness monster
A £1 million reward has been offered to anyone who can find conclusive proof that the Loch Ness monster exists.
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Buenos Aires: Candidates compete for the last word
Brutal government intervention,“ is what mayoral candidate Jorge Telerman blamed for the fact that his rival Daniel Filmus had managed to climb a few percentage points in the polls for Sunday's City elections. He made his remarks as the curtain fell on the 2007 mayoral campaign — after 8am yesterday morning all campaigning was banned.
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic Chill Kills 31 In Argentina
The cold spell that gripped Argentina since early this week has left 31 dead, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Five of the best wines for your BBQ
It's finally time to get out of the house and into a big glass of refreshing, hot-weather wine. What wines are perfect with cookouts and other summertime entertaining? Here's a short list.
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Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Commercial whaling ban strengthened at Anchorage meeting
Anchorage, United States – Following last year's ”St. Kitts Declaration”, which mumbled that the moratorium on commercial whaling might not be necessary anymore, the anti-whaling countries have bounced back with a 37-4 vote for a resolution strengthening the commercial whaling ban.
