The consumers' prices index, CPI in Uruguay dropped 0.23% in October pushed down by the significant decrease in urban transport rates and health costs, both government managed prices.
Landmines and other explosive weapons exacerbate the suffering wrought by war, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday, appealing for the elimination of these distressing and pernicious devices to remain a global priority.
Venezuela's former Defence Minister Raul Isaias Baduel, a long-time ally of President Hugo Chavez, said he is planning a campaign to urge citizens to vote against the government's proposed review of the constitution which he described as a coup.
October inflation in Argentina jumped 0.7% reaching 6.6% so far this year, while wholesale prices increased 0.9% and 12.7% in the last ten months according to the official release from Statistics and Census Institute.
Amid protests from farmers' organizations, Argentina increased taxes on exports of soybeans, corn and wheat an average of five percentage points to boost government revenue from surging crop prices and limit domestic food inflation.
Members of the United States Congress accused Yahoo of lying about its co-operation with the Chinese Government in an incident that led to a dissident's imprisonment, according to The Washington Post.
Chilean officials confirmed this week in Santiago the attendance of Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Daniel Ortega at this week's Summit of Friendship and Integration of Latin American Peoples, also known as the People's Summit.
Mercosur will request this week before the World Trade Organization, WTO, a 16% expansion in the number of sensitive industrial goods to be excluded from the consolidated tariff expected to be agreed during the Doha Round negotiations, which to all practical effects will mean an overall drop in external tariffs for out of the region imports.
Uruguay's main international sea resort Punta del Este inaugurated on Tuesday the 2007/08 cruise season with the arrival of Grand Voyager and 900 tourists. Local operators and officials are encouraged by what they consider promises to be an exceptional cruise season.
Interpol rejected Wednesday a request by the government of Iran to drop arrest warrants against six leading Iranians, wanted by Argentina for their alleged role in a 1994 bombing that killed 85 people and left hundreds injured.