Latin America

Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic ozone hole opens early this year but may not be as large

The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has emerged earlier than usual this year, but it is not yet clear whether the eventual annual depletion of the naturally occurring gas that filters out cancer-causing ultraviolet (UV) radiation will be as bad as recent years, the United Nations meteorological agency announced Tuesday.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New Lan Chile airline Union form

Union leaders from LAN – Chile's largest airline – will meet on August 29 to form a comprehensive new union organization that they hope will avoid the problems currently plaguing labor organizers around the nation.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pisco quake thank you turns sour

A Peruvian initiative to thank countries and international agencies for aid it received in last week's devastating earthquake has turned sour.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan Funding to Latin America

Laid-off Brazilian factory workers have their jobs back. Nicaraguan farmers are getting low-interest loans. Bolivian mayors can afford new health clinics.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Dominican Republic joins East Asia-Latam Cooperation forum

The 33 countries from the Forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), which was held in Brasilia ratified multilateralism and a more fair international economic order and welcomed the Dominican Republic as a new member of this international organization.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile hikes electricity rates 20%, highest since 2000

Energy experts and government officials expect household electricity bills will rise twenty percent between now and November. If this estimate turns out to be true, it will represent the most dramatic increase in electricity bills since 2000.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Rio Tinto to become world's largest producer of aluminum

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto announced Monday that its bid to buy Canada's Alcan for 38.1 billion US dollars has been approved by US antitrust authorities.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian company buys main Chilean abattoir in Tierra del Fuego

A leading Brazilian meat industry group Marfrig acquired an abattoir in Tierra del Fuego belonging to a group of cattle farmers from Magallanes Region, reports La Prensa Austral from Punta Arenas. The operation involved 8.5 million US dollars.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas, the second most expensive city in Chile

Punta Arenas figures as the second most expensive city in Chile behind the capital Santiago, according to the latest report from the Business School of the Universidad del Desarrollo released this week.
Saturday, August 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN steps up assistance for Peruvian quake victims

United Nations is bolstering its assistance through the release of almost 10 million US dollars from an emergency fund and an appeal for nearly 40 million to be launched next week to victims of the major earthquake which rocked Peru on 15 August, one of the world body's top humanitarian officials revealed Friday.