Latin America

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:43 UTC

  Lan Chile renews fleet and purchases 50 Airbus A320 family

  

  Chile’s flag air carrier Lan Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, one of the leading airlines in Latin America, announced Tuesday an agreement for the purchase of 50 modern Airbus A320 family aircraft to be delivered between 2012 and 2016.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:16 UTC

  Chile begins reconstruction of cities hit by February earthquake

  

  Nearly five months after the Feb. 27 earthquake in Chile, the cities of Talca and Curicó, two of the hardest hit areas have begun the first steps to rebuild their historic centres, which together account for almost 364 blocks of severely damaged landscapes.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 05:49 UTC

  BP sells assets in US, Canada and Egypt to pay clean up bill

  

  British Petroleum is to sell assets in Texas, Canada and Egypt, to part-fund the clean-up cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The oil giant said it had reached a 7 billion US dollars deal with US-based oil production firm Apache Corp.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2010 - 04:20 UTC

  Southern Cone frozen: 100 dead and thousands of cattle lost

  

  The polar wave that has trapped the Southern Cone of South America has caused an estimated one hundred deaths and killed thousands of cattle, according to the latest reports on Monday from Argentina, south of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 04:24 UTC

  Positive sustained growth prospects for Latin America in 2010, forecasts IMF

  

  The Latin American economy could grow by as much as 5% this year, more strongly than previously expected (4%), driven by Brazil's vigorous expansion, according to a senior International Monetary Fund official.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:47 UTC

  Latinamerica’s richest businessman digs for gold in Mexico

  

  Billionaire Carlos Slim, in the short list of world’s richest and number one in Latinamerica is digging for gold in Mexico, taking advantage of bullion prices that touched a record last month while awaiting a broader economic rebound.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:21 UTC

  Spain calls for ‘understanding’ from released Cuban political prisoners

  

  Spanish Foreign Affairs minister Míguel Angel Moratinos called for “understanding” from the released Cuban political prisoners which arrived in Spain and who are complaining about their ‘undefined’ legal status.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:05 UTC

  Colombia to present evidence of FARC Venezuelan haven in OAS

  

  Colombia will take evidence it says proves the presence of FARC and ELN guerrillas in Venezuela to a meeting of the Organization of American States next Thursday confirmed ambassador to OAS Luis Alfonso Hoyos.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 07:01 UTC

  Bolivia confirms pipeline to supply Paraguay and Uruguay with natural gas

  

  Hydrocarbons minister Fernando Vincenti confirmed that Bolivia is interested in extending its natural gas pipeline network to add Paraguay and Uruguay to its list of clients now limited to Mercosur main associates, Brazil and Argentina.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:28 UTC

  Caracas rejects Colombian claims guerrilla leaders ‘are tolerated’ in Venezuela

  

  Venezuela has rejected Colombia's accusation that Caracas tolerates Colombian guerrillas on its territory. The charge was “a desperate attempt” to undermine relations between the two countries, particularly with the incoming administration of president-elect Juan Manuel Santos, the Venezuelan foreign ministry said.