Mercosur

• Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Record harvest in Illex squid fishery

  

  Wide fluctuations in Falkland Illex squid numbers in the last 20 years have been linked to an increased environmental variability in the Southwest Atlantic along with heavy commercial fishing.

• Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Energy long term policy, a challenge for S. American countries

  Chile's impending energy crisis, sharpened by diplomatic tensions with Argentina and one of the coldest winters on record, was the theme of a seminar held last week in Valparaíso's Congress building. New Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman Ramos, Environment Minister Ana Lyn Uriarte and various members of Congress spoke at the event, which was titled “Energy Policy in Chile: A Challenge”.

• Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil after Mercosur waiver to hike tariffs on shoes and textiles

  

  Brazil is considering requesting a waiver from Mercosur with the purpose of hiking the common external tariff (AEC) on shoes and textiles from 20 to 35%, if Uruguay refuses to accept the proposal, reports the Sao Paulo press.

• Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Spain's main daily puts on the table Falklands'dispute

  

  This Monday, Spain's most prestigious newspaper El País from Madrid, brought light onto the Falkland Islands dispute by reproducing the speeches of Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana and Falklands elected Councillor Richard Davies before the United Nations Decolonization Committee in early June.

• Saturday, July 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Korea lead Chile's biggest new car provider

  Chile's National Automobile Association (ANAC) announced Wednesday that Korea has taken top spot as Chile's new vehicle provider.

• Friday, July 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  

  Headlines:
  Falklands take first steps to recycling waste; Hill Cove takes on Chinese domination of the sheepskin tanning business; Data collection sheet annoys parents

• Friday, July 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile condemns Toronto police in soccer scuffle

  

  Chilean President Michelle Bachelet condemned Friday the Toronto police's “unjustified” actions after several members of the Chilean FIFA U-20 selection were reportedly shot with stun guns and sprayed with pepper spray after losing 3-0 to Argentina at Toronto's National Stadium.

• Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Shocking results from albatross survey at Bird Islands

  

  DESPITE the achievements of the well managed South Georgia longline fishery, which has succeeded in reducing mortality of seabirds to almost zero, a new diet sampling programme at Bird Island has highlighted the shocking extent of longline hook ingestion by wandering albatrosses.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  “A realistic agreement over the Falklands Islands”

  

  The 25th anniversary of the end of a tragic war is a fitting time to regret the losses incurred. It is also a time to look forward and to avoid, once and for all, the repetition of such disasters. That requires an objective review of the past and an analysis of the future: this could be very bright, so long as all parties so wish and they undertake to make adjustments and, at times, the necessary sacrifices.

• Saturday, July 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lake disappearance linked to global warming

  Experts from Chile's National Forestry Service (CONAF) and the Valdivia Center for Scientific Studies (Cecs) this week linked the May disappearance of a glacial lake in far southern Chile to global warming. The team made these claims after a series of visits to the site of the lost lake starting Thursday, and noted there is a possibility that the lake could reform.