Stories for 2007

Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine vegetables & legumes 2006 export revenue up 18%

Argentina last year exported fresh vegetables and legumes for 264 million dollars, nearly half of which were accounted for by garlic and onion, with fellow Mercosur trade partner Brazil being the main destination.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Desire Petroleum Updates Falkland Islands Activities

Desire Petroleum plc, the oil and gas exploration company wholly focused on the North Falkland basin, today announces an update on its activities.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Latinamerica's major threats: lack of energy and Chavez

Lack of energy, Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez and international terrorism are the major threats for Latinamerica concluded Wednesday several experts from the region in the framework of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Hudson volcano rumbling and fears of an eruption

Chilean authorities in the XI Region of Aysén are closely monitoring the repeated tremors in the area and are prepared for the event of a major seism or the eruption of the Hudson volcano.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills: new round of shuttle diplomacy by Spain's envoy

Argentina on Wednesday reiterated confidence in Spain's dialogue “facilitating” efforts and called for “collaboration” in reaching a solution for the diplomatic conflict with Uruguay over the construction or pulp mills.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Edmund Hillary returns to Antarctica for anniversary

Mount Everest conqueror and Antarctic explorer New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary has returned to the frozen continent, at age 87, for what he believes will be his last time.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile to face rise in gas; Chile works on reducing gas dependency

Despite promises last year that gas prices would remain stable in coming months, gas supply company Energas announced Tuesday that prices are to increase by an average of 2.7 percent.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
ICJ turns down Uruguay's request; pickets to continue

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague turned down on Tuesday a request by Uruguay to force Argentina to end blockades of roads and bridges linking the neighbouring countries in protest over the construction of a paper mill on the Uruguayan side.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pickets celebrated but call for “political solution”

Argentine pickets in the city of Gualeguaychu, the main bastion protesting the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side reacted with surprise, joy but also soberness to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which turned down Uruguay's request to force Argentina to end blockades.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pull mills dispute: Argentina invites Uruguay to dialogue

Argentina called on neighboring Uruguay to dialogue about the construction of pulp mills following the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling that turned down Uruguay's request for an end to road and bridge blockades by pickets protesting alleged contamination from the controversial plants.