Stories for August 12th 2010

Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 21:59 UTC
Uruguay former guerrillas and retired military officers on reconciliation path

Uruguay’s Defence minister and former guerrilla leader Luis Rosadilla, and retired military officers made a huge “shared” reconciliation gesture when they agreed to forget pending bills, look to the future and establish a constructive dialogue.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 20:34 UTC
Piñera Invites Ecuadorian President To Meeting In Antarctica

Chilean president Sebastian Piñera invited Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to join him in a visit to Antarctica to continue diplomatic discussions concerning Chile’s ongoing maritime border dispute with Peru. The trip is expected to take place between Nov. 6 and Nov. 8.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 20:31 UTC
Russian drought and fires catches the US with record crops of corn and soybeans

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says a full one-quarter of Russia's grain crops have been destroyed by weeks of drought and wildfires, leaving many Russian farmers close to bankruptcy.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 18:11 UTC
US Dollar Drops To Its Lowest Level In Six Months

Globally the US dollar has been sinking this year and the Chilean peso has fared particularly well against it.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 18:00 UTC
Spain top of the list for European pensioners seeking to relocate

Sun, sea and sangria come top of the list for European pensioners seeking to relocate for retirement, a new survey showed this week. The survey by employee management consulting firm Aon Corporation found that one in four Europeans wishing to retire abroad would like to move to Spain, followed by France, Italy and the United States.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 17:56 UTC
Possible way out to Gibraltar/La Linea ‘car congestion tax’ controversy

Spain's Public Works Ministry (Ministero de Fomento) has refused La Linea permission to divert traffic toward a toll gate, in a move that could scupper controversial plans to tax drivers heading to Gibraltar, reports the local press.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 17:46 UTC
Uruguay calls for a Mercosur with “open regionalism” for smaller members

Uruguay called on Brazil and Argentina to allow Mercosur junior members to reach unilateral trade agreements with third countries helping to boost the group’s dynamism.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:58 UTC
Chilean president to spend most October and November overseas

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will be travelling to the United States, Europe and Asia in the coming months with the purpose of boosting trade and investment, announced Wednesday Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:49 UTC
Businessman is next Chilean ambassador in London

Businessman Tomas Müller has been nominated as the new Chilean ambassador in London. He will be replacing Rafael Moreno. The announcement was made this week by Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno and visiting Foreign office minister Jeremy Browne.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:33 UTC
Chavez admits Colombia can sign military agreements even with United States

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez said Colombia is “sovereign” and as such can sign a military agreement with the United States, an issue which at the time triggered a bilateral conflict and which he admitted having addressed with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting this week.