Latin America

Monday, February 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Celebrities support pop star banned by Chavez regime

Over one hundred celebrities from the singer Shakira to soccer star David Beckham backed a Spanish pop star in a dispute with Venezuela after a concert was canceled following his criticism of President Hugo Chavez.
Monday, February 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Still much to do for Cuba”, say released political prisoners

The four Cuban political prisoners released by the regime of interim president Raul Castro arrived Sunday in Spain “full of enthusiasm” and committed to keep battling for the more than fifty others whom remain in Cuban dungeons.
Sunday, February 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Global warming could return predators to Antarctic waters

Marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn. Crabs are poised to return to the Antarctic shallows, threatening creatures such as giant sea spiders and floppy ribbon worms, says a UK-US team.
Saturday, February 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras & Pemex consider deepwater G. of Mexico project

Brazil's government owned oil and gas corporation Petrobras has invited Mexico's oil monopoly Pemex to join it as a minority partner in a deepwater exploration project on the US side of the Gulf of Mexico revealed Samir Awad Petrobras executive manager for the Americas, Africa and Eurasia.
Friday, February 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine-Brazilian group after Esso assets in Mercosur

Argentine group Eurnekian and Brazilian investment fund GP Investimentos have tied up to launch an offer to buy the Latin American Esso downstream assets of Exxon Mobil Corp, said a spokesman for Eurnekian in Buenos Aires.
Friday, February 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
US-Andean countries trade program extended ten months

A United States House of Representatives panel approved Thursday a ten month extension for a trade programme providing reduced tariffs for exports from the four Andean nations of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Friday, February 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Forecasts of another boom year for soybean farmers

The German Hamburg based publication Oil World has cut its estimate of the Brazilian 2007/08 soy crop to 59.3 million tons, down from the previous 59.8 million tons.
Friday, February 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Lack of Argentine gas forces red numbers on Magallanes region

Magallanes Region economic activity plummeted 22.7% during the last quarter of 2007 which meant the region ended the twelve month period with a surprising negative performance of 11.5%, according to the local chapter of Chile's National Statistics Institute, INE.
Friday, February 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Regional presidential summit to address winter gas supply

A presidential summit of Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia leaders is scheduled for next February 23 in Buenos Aires to try and find a solution to the anticipated shortage of Bolivian natural gas supply next winter if as estimated Argentine and Brazilian demand increases over last year's volume.
Monday, February 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Exxon conflict: Chavez threatens to cut US oil supply

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened to stop sending oil to the United States if Washington continued to attack Venezuela as he said it had done through an Exxon Mobil lawsuit that has frozen the assets of the world's fifth oil exporter.