MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 1st 2008
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Unemployment in Chile 8.5% but Magallanes 2.2%
Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile remained during the second quarter as the region with the lowest unemployment according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Institute, INE.
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile expands list of infectious salmon anemia outbreaks
Chile's National Fishing Service (SERNAPESCA) has expanded its official list of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak sites yet again, adding four Region X fish farms in its latest fortnightly report. ISA is a highly contagious virus that can be lethal to fish but does not affect humans.
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lula and Cristina meet to prop Mercosur and trade
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is expected in Argentina on Sunday to have his first meeting with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner since the two nations clashed at the Doha round trade negotiations which collapsed on Tuesday in Geneva.
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Banco Santander admits sale talks with Venezuelan gov.
Spanish bank Santander, one of Europe's leading financial institutions admitted holding talks to sell the bank it owns in Venezuela to the government. The announcement comes a day after President Hugo Chavez said he wanted to nationalize the institution which operates as Banco de Venezuela and has been in the country for over a century.
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador and Chile join to explore for gas in Guayaquil gulf
Ecuador government owned petroleum corporation Petroecuador announced this week the creation of a joint company with Chile's counterpart, ENAP, to explore for natural gas in the Guayaquil gulf.
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's recall vote confirmed in spite of controversy
A recall vote in Bolivia that could force out President Evo Morales and a group of opposition governors will go ahead on August 10 despite a possible change in voting rules, vice president Alvaro Garcia Linera said on Friday.
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Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Cruise liner hit by Pacific storm leaves 40 passengers injured
An estimated 40 passengers were injured when a P&O Cruises ship encountered a storm about 400 miles from New Zealand, officials reported in Auckland.
Passengers were treated for broken bones and minor flesh wounds after the Pacific Sun encountered seven meter swells and strong winds Wednesday night, The Daily Telegraph reported.
