Mercosur

• Friday, August 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  McCain picks working class woman gov as running mate

  

  US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain picked Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his surprise running mate. At 44, she is three years younger than Barack Obama and is credited with reforms during her first term, but she is relatively unknown in US politics. Mr McCain appeared with her on stage at a lively rally in Dayton, Ohio.

• Thursday, August 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Airbridge new contract announced

  

  FALKLAND Islanders are to have 'higher frequency' of flights to the UK via the British Forces airbridge under the conditions of the Joint Position Statement (JPS) signed between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in respect of civilian use of the facility.

• Thursday, August 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina, Brazil to develop nuclear energy agency

  

  Argentina and Brazil are scheduled to address the creation of a bi-national nuclear energy agency when the countries two presidents meet next month in Recife, northeast Brazil, reports the Brazilian press.

• Saturday, August 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  US Candidate Obama picks Sen Joe Biden as running-mate

  

  US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has announced that Joe Biden will be his running mate in November's election.

• Friday, August 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile private copper sector overtakes government mines

  Chile's private copper mining company Minera Escondida surpassed the traditionally dominant state-owned CODELCO in copper production and revenue for the first time in the first economic semester of 2008, Chilean daily El Mercurio reported this last weekend.

• Tuesday, August 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuelan politics contaminate Mercosur parliament session

  

  Venezuela failed in removing members from the Mercosur Parliament Human Rights Committee for allegedly having interfered in Venezuelan internal affairs. The initiative which turned into a deplorable incident occurred this week during the XII session of the regional parliament in Montevideo.

• Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine/Chilean celebration of 1978 Pope peace mediation

  Argentine ambassador in Chile Luis Maira confirmed before Chilean Congress the visit of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner next November to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the 1978 peace mediation brokered by the Vatican which impeded a full fledged war.

• Sunday, August 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “Bye, Bye Mercosur” promises Uruguayan presidential hopeful

  

  One of the Uruguayan leading opposition presidential hopefuls questioned once again the attitude of Mercosur senior members (Argentina and Brazil) in trade issues adding that the reiterated presence of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez only confirms that the South American trade block has become increasingly and predominantly “political”.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur concerned with growing surge of Chinese imports

  Argentina and Brazil have established a standing consultation round to monitor the strong increase in Chinese imports which is causing concern in both countries manufacturing sectors, according to Brazilian sources.

• Monday, August 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Morales ratified but also the political scenario stalemate

  Bolivian president Evo Morales was ratified in his post with a comfortable support in the range of 60% in Sunday's recall vote which also included the vice president and governors of all of the country's provinces.