Latin America

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Gigantic ice shelf breaking away 1.000 miles from S. America

  

  A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man and bigger that the US state of Connecticut has started to break away from Antarctica in what scientists say is further evidence of a warming climate.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  James Bond latest thrill begun to be filmed in north Chile

  

  As the mysterious 007 agent he represents in the film, Daniel Craig has been out of the limelight, locked in his hotel since he arrived Tuesday night to Antofagasta, in the north of Chile for the filming of “Quantum of solace”.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean Senators ask for tougher measures against salmon virus

  

  Chilean Senators are calling on authorities to take tougher measures toward preventing the ongoing spread of Infectious Salmon Anemia, ISA, a highly contagious fish virus that has caused major problems for Chile's 2.2.billion US dollars farmed industry.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Bull market for lamb and mutton in 2008 predicts SUL

  

  In the first six weeks of 2008 the average price of Uruguayan ovine meat exported to Brazil averaged 2.593 US dollars per ton, which is 17% higher than in the same period of 2007, according to the latest edition of the official publication from the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL).

• Tuesday, March 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean Air Force pilots migrating to commercial airlines

  

  The Chilean Air Force is increasingly concerned with the “loss” of highly trained pilots that are migrating to commercial airlines attracted by higher salaries and better working conditions. The issue is considered so serious that the Congressional Senate and Lower House Defence committees have decided to address the issue.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Brown and Sarkozy to call for greater bank transparency

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicholas Sarkozy are expected to call on banks this week to issue “full and immediate disclosure of their write-offs” as a consequence of the global credit crunch, according to British sources.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Earthquake strikes northern Chile, no damage reported

  

  A 6.1-magnitude quake has hit northern Chile close to the border with Bolivia, the US Geological Survey reports.

• Monday, March 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Renewed tension: Bogota confirms body belongs to Ecuadorian

  Colombian Defence minister Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Sunday that one of the bodies recovered by Colombian troops when the March first raid on Ecuadorian territory was effectively of an Ecuadorian.

• Saturday, March 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Ecuador warns Colombia over raid

  Ecuador's President Rafael Correa warned on Saturday that diplomatic tension with Colombia will rise if an Ecuadorians was among the dead in a bombing raid on a rebel camp inside its territory this month.

• Friday, March 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  South America better prepared for US recession challenge

  

  Although the Latin American economy isn't “immune” to the crisis in the United States, it's in a better position than 10 years ago and Central America and the Caribbean will feel the effects more than South American countries, said World Bank vice president Pamela Cox this week in Bogota.