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Stories for June 18th 2008

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia closer to the sea: Chile grants free access in Iquique

  Chile announced on Tuesday that the northern port of Iquique will be of free transit for Bolivia and suggested advances on the bilateral negotiation agenda for ending Bolivia's landlocked condition which dates back to 1879/1883 when the so called Pacific or Saltpeter war (*).

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine president sends farmers' tax bill to Congress

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez moved on Tuesday to defuse a prolonged political conflict asking Congress to ratify a sliding export tax hike on grains and oilseeds which has been at the heart of 100 days stand off with farmers.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  ISA has reached salmon farms in Magallanes Region

  Salmon Infectious Anemia (ISA) which has been ravaging the salmon industry in Chile has reached the extreme south region of Magallanes, according to the country's Fisheries Service.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  US anticipates military defeat for the Colombian FARC

  Thomas Shannon US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs said he didn't discard a military defeat of the rebel guerrilla group FARC (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) because of the latest blows it has suffered in recent months from Colombian forces.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian press says Mrs. Kirchner “back stepped” in conflict

  The Brazilian press unanimously considered that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner “back stepped” in the 100 days dispute with farmers over export levies on oilseeds and grains.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Military expenditure in South America, lowest in the world

  Military expenditure in the twelve countries of South America, according to 2008 budgets, has reached a record 50 billion US dollars which is 2.5% higher than in 2007.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Amazon soybean planting ban extended until July 09

  Grain crushers have extended a two-year-old moratorium on the purchase of soybeans planted in areas of the Amazon rain forest cut down after 2006, Brazil's environment minister Carlos Minc announced this week.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  UN approves extension of human rights protection

  The top United Nations human rights official has hailed the adoption of a new legal instrument which will enable people to submit complaints on violations of their economic, social and cultural rights to an international human rights body.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Relief in the EU: British Parliament passes Lisbon treaty

  British Parliament has effectively ratified the EU Lisbon reform treaty despite the recent decision by Irish voters to reject it. A last-ditch Tory bid to delay the process for four months was defeated by a margin of 93, and peers later gave the EU Amendment Bill a third reading.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Quarter point hike in Euro rate almost certain next July

  European Central Bank Executive Board member Juergen Stark said the acceleration in Euro zone inflation to 3.7% in May, the highest rate recorded since the launch of the Euro is a cause for alarm.