MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 29th 2007
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Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
K Governors complete Kirchner's presidential ticket
Argentine dissident opposition members proclaimed this Saturday governor Julio Cobos as Cristina Kirchner's ticket companion for the coming October presidential election which according to opinion polls favor the incumbent candidate.
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Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: “direct dialogue” moves to New York
Two days of “direct dialogue” between Uruguayan and Argentine diplomats over the pulp mills dispute is scheduled to begin next Monday in New York under the auspices of the Spanish Crown which is acting as coordinator of the round of talks.
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Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
WHO report exposes children's pollution vulnerability
With over 30% of the global burden of disease in children attributable to environmental factors, the United Nations health agency delivered the first ever report highlighting youngsters' special susceptibility to harmful chemical exposures at different periods of their growth, and the potential effects later in life.
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Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Opinion polls show Cristina K comfortably winning in October
Argentina's First Lady Cristiana Kirchner is set to win the coming October presidential election in the first round with no need of a run off, according to public opinion polls published in Buenos Aires daily Sunday editions.
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Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Relocating pulp mill objected by Argentina is “impossible”
The relocation of the pulp mill under construction in Uruguay, and which Argentina objects on legal and environmental grounds, is “impossible” said Uruguay's former president Jorge Batlle in an interview with the Buenos Aires press.
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Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay: ministerial change but economic policy confirmed
Paraguay's president Nicanor Duarte Frutos announced the naming of a new Finance minister following the unexpected resignation for “strictly personal reasons” of Ernst Bergen who had been on the job for 26 months.
