Latin America

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:08 UTC

  Latam’s largest airline merger project appeals several anti-trust conditions

  

  Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazilian carrier TAM have appealed to Chile's top court some of the conditions imposed on their planned merger as the companies push ahead to create one of the world's biggest airlines.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:59 UTC

  Latin America has diminished poverty indexes but deep inequality gaps remain

  

  Latin America has experienced significant advances in the reduction of poverty but has barely improved the deep social inequalities that limit its development according to Heraldo Muñoz, head of the regional UN Program for Development.

• Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 22:08 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas among the top short list of money loosing air carriers

  

  Aerolíneas Argentinas is estimated to have lost in the last twelve months 486 million dollars which puts her among the air carriers with greatest losses in the world. Only Air India, also government managed, but with 30.000 staff (three times her Argentine counterpart) dilapidated 1.2 billion dollars and Kuwait Airways, 564 million dollars

• Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 22:05 UTC

  Half a million sheep dead in Patagonia because of the volcanic ash

  

  Half a million sheep have already died in Argentine Patagonia as a result of the eruption of the Chilean volcano Puyehe, which has covered most fields in the province of Chubut with a film made of a mix of mineral ash.

• Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 21:13 UTC

  “Chavez preaches Socialism but spends like a rich capitalist”, Venezuela Transparency

  

  One morning October last year two agents from the Venezuelan presidency cabinet left on a special mission from the Miraflores Palace (seat of the Executive). They headed a few blocks away to the Central Bank to pick up five million dollars cash, expenses-money for the coming international tour of President Chavez to Moscow, Kiev, Teheran, Damascus and Tripoli.

• Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 07:22 UTC

  Rousseff and Blatter to discuss disputes regarding organization of 2014 World Cup

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to meet the president of soccer's world governing body on Monday to resolve a legal dispute over the 2014 World Cup, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported.

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 06:32 UTC

  Abbas scheduled to visit Colombia after crucial support vote for Palestine

  

  Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas is scheduled to visit Colombia, a country which holds a non permanent seat at the UN Security Council and could cast a decisive vote for the recognition of a State of Palestine.

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 05:46 UTC

  Piñera promises 7.2% of GDP for education trying to calm protesting students

  

  The Chilean government proposed a 5% increase in public spending and a 7.2% gain in education outlays next year as it tries to end four months of protests that have seen a quarter of a million students miss classes and weekly battles with the police.

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 05:42 UTC

  Chilean Peso in September slumps 10%, and copper slides 24%

  

  Chile’s peso posted its biggest monthly drop since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. collapsed as a slump in copper dimmed trade prospects for the metal’s biggest producer. The peso sank 1.3% to 519.75 per US dollar on Friday.

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 19:49 UTC

  Shakira ex-boy friend has found a new love in Miss Colombia (with panties)

  

  Shakira’s former boyfriend and manager is no longer a member of the lonely hearts club, but has kept faithful to the Colombian blend: Antonio De la Rúa’s new couple is none less than a former Miss Colombia.