Mercosur

• Wednesday, May 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur, “an illusion of integration”; Brazil no longer leads

  

  Latinamerica has never been so divided, Mercosur is but an illusion of integration and Brazil has lost its leadership and convergence capacity according to former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso who ruled from 1995 to 2000.

• Sunday, May 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  EU envoy attempts to re-launch trade talks with Mercosur

  

  A top European Union trade negotiator begins this week an official visit to the four Mercosur country members in an attempt to re-launch the stalled talks with the South American block for an association agreement.

• Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  “The Islanders War” on History Channel “Falklands Week”

  

  In a week commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, The History Channel UK is premiering three commissioned programmes including “The Islander's War”, a Point of View production by Mike Ford that will be screened in the United Kingdom at the beginning and the end of the “Falklands' Week” on June 11 and 17.

• Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Sultan, Gosport hosts Falklands Veterans reception

  

  The town of Gosport, on the western side of Portsmouth harbour, and home of the Falklands Veterans Foundation, has hosted the first major event commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War.

• Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Shopping centre industry rapidly expanding in Latam

  

  From Argentina to Venezuela, the shopping centre industry is expanding rapidly throughout much of South America, said speakers at a special focus on the continent at the ICSC Spring Convention, which concluded this week in Las Vegas.

• Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Islands: Weekly “Penguin News” Update

  

  Headlines:
  Sailors restore Coventry's cross; 'No meeting of minds' on sovereignty, says Governor; New Chief Justice; Badminton coach visits.

• Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Clear message from Falklands 25 years later

  

  This article from the May edition of Defence Focus, the magazine of the British Ministry of Defence, by Graham Bound, examines the defence of the Falkland Islands today, as the civilian and military communities there prepare to commemorate the 25th anniversary of conflict.

• Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' Governor: “no meeting of minds” with Argentina

  

  Beginning with a parade of members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, which is usually conducted in icy conditions, the annual budget session of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council (LegCo) in May is the most important of the year.

• Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  RN newest patrol ship visits Clyde before heading for Falklands

  

  The Royal Navy's newest patrol vessel HMS Clyde will pay her first and last visit to her affiliations in Inver Clyde this weekend (26-29 May).

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Conference on how increasing tourism threatens Antarctica

  Steadily growing tourism is beginning to have an adverse impact in Antarctica. This year, nearly 30,000 visitors are expected to make the trek to the southernmost continent, four times the figure just ten years ago.