Mercosur

• Sunday, December 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Bank of the South is born in B. A. among leaders' cheers

  

  Six South American presidents launched Sunday in Buenos Aires the Bank of the South, the region's answer to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as a source for development funds.

• Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Repsol YPF finds important natural gas field in Bolivia

  Repsol YPF SA, Spain's largest oil company, discovered natural gas at a field in southeast Bolivia that may be large enough to supply the equivalent of 1% of consumption in its home country.

• Friday, December 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  

  Headlines: Frankenstein and Dracula in love duel? It must be panto season!; 'FIG needs economic rethink' Former Economic Advisor urges: 'Take a longer term view; ' Fishing company's application fails; Battle Day parade and holiday.

• Thursday, December 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Cheap flights petition for Falklands War vets to visit Islands

  

  A FORMER British Paratrooper is petitioning the Prime Minister to allow Falklands War veterans to visit the islands using the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence low cost 'Indulgence' flight system.

• Thursday, December 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum closer to drilling in Falklands' tranches

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) is pleased to announce that Wavefield InSeis ASA has completed the full site survey programme on Tranches C, I and L as planned. The entire survey was successfully acquired in 6 days with no weather downtime.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile starts large dairy farms: 1.500 production cows

  

  One of Chile's largest dairy farms is set to open Friday, December 7: Leche del Bio Bio dairy is aiming to have 1,500 cows in production, using the latest technology to ensure the animals' well-being.

• Monday, December 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Mercosur summit host Uruguay, sends critical message

  

  Uruguay is disenchanted with Mercosur because national interests and market segmentations prevail over the original idea and the block “has not functioned as it was supposed to” admitted Carlos Amorin, head of Uruguay's Foreign Office Integration and Mercosur Desk.

• Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands: high-tech FIRS gets back on air with new studios

  

  THE Falkland Islands Radio Service (FIRS) have a host of new technology at their fingertips since taking delivery of their newly renovated studios last week.

• Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Colombian hostage 'living like the dead' describes Betancourt

  

  A former presidential candidate held by leftist rebels describes in an emotional letter how she has lost her hair, appetite and hope after nearly six years constantly on the move in Colombia's jungles.

• Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay hosts Mercosur leaders and Russia's Putin Dec. 17

  

  When the leaders of the countries in the Mercosur economic alliance meet in the Uruguay capital, it's likely President Vladimir Putin will be joining them to mark the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Uruguay. Putin's attendance could draw Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the summit