Latin America

• Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Fossilized burrows of tetrapods found in Antarctica

  For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods -- any land vertebrates with four legs or leg-like appendages -- in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago, according to a paper from a research funded by the US National Science Foundation and involving several US universities.

• Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuelan FAM extends to neighboring Colombia

  Colombia declared a sanitary emergency in an area bordering with Venezuela where an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed by the country's Agriculture authorities, ICA.

• Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile forecasts copper 450.000 tons surplus in 2009

  The Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO) predicted this week a 450,000 ton surplus in the global copper production for the year 2009. Global supplies are expected to increase by 7.9% between now and then due to increased production.

• Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean truckers end strike following fuel tax rebate

  Chilean truckers lifted on Friday a national strike against high fuel prices that threatened the supply of basic goods hitting food and fuel supplies to retail customers and the key copper mining industry.

• Thursday, June 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Madonna show next December in Buenos Aires and Chile

  Madonna is coming to Argentina and Chile sometime in December according to reports in the Argentine edition of the Rolling Stones magazine, quoting sources from the record industry in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  ISA virus outbreaks keep spreading in Chilean salmon farms

  The Salmon Infectious Anemia, ISA, virus keeps spreading in Chile according to the latest release from the country's Sernapesca, (Nacional Fisheries Service) reports the press from Puerto Montt.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia says gas supply to neighbors is “guaranteed”

  

  Bolivia said Wednesday that natural gas provision to Brazil and Argentina are guaranteed following this week's nationalization of the Transredes pipeline system which was partly owned by UK's Ashmore and Shell.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean truckers strike 48 hours to demand fuel relief

  Despite Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a one billion US dollars subsidy boost, Chile's Confederation of Truck Drivers, CNDC, said that demands for fuel tax relief have not been met.

• Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia takes full control over British owned gas pipeline

  Bolivia continued Monday with its nationalizing policy taking over all assets belonging to the gas pipeline company Transredes which is half owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Ashmore Energy International.

• Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru plans to grow 7% annually until at least 2015

  Peru is planning a sustained growth averaging 7% until 2015, with minimum inflation based on the opening of the economy that has seen tariffs drastically cut in the last two years, said the country's Economy minister Luis Carranza during a visit to Chile where he was the main speaker at a trade forum.