MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 24th 2007
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brown finally crowned Labour leader
Gordon Brown is finally to be crowned Labour leader - taking over from Tony Blair after a 13-year wait.
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Air travel scary in South America
Flying through South America's busiest airports has become frightening and time-consuming for passengers and pilots alike as a surge in travelers overwhelms under funded air traffic control systems.
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil “undisturbed” with Chavez' absence from Mercosur summit
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez' likely failure to attend the upcoming Mercosur presidential summit in Paraguay is not a politically transcendental issue, but a simple problem of agenda, said Marco Aurelio García, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's foreign affairs aide.
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva rejects appeal from Blair to “save” Doha round
British Prime Minister Tony Blair told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a telephone call that he is counting on Brazil's help to "save" the Doha round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks.
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Cruise industry is flourishing
THE Falklands' flourishing tourism industry continues to grow, particularly in the cruise ship sector.
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Double setback for President Kirchner electoral machine
Double setback for Argentine president Nestor Kirchner: in Buenos Aires City his hand picked mayor candidate was defeated by a landslide in the run off and in the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego a woman belonging to the most fierce opposition group in Congress was elected governor.
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Sunday, June 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Evolution of minimum wages in Latam: Argentina leads
Chile saw a 16% real increase in its minimum wage over the past 7 years, putting it in 5th place among Latin American countries. Argentina came in first, doubling its minimum wage since 2000, followed by Uruguay, which increased by 50%. Brazil and Ecuador took 4th and 5th place.
