Mercosur

Monday, January 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: plans to ban sale of logs to Uruguay

The Uruguay Argentina pulp mills controversy took another turn this week when the Argentine province of Entre Rios said it would ban all wood sales to Uruguayan pulp mills and picketers announced a complete land blockade of Uruguay sometime in mid January.
Saturday, January 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia instruments gas agreement with Argentina

Bolivia's government owned petroleum corporation YPFB will be announcing next week companies interested in supplying natural gas to Argentina following on the agreement recently signed and extending until 2026.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update

Headlines:
Quiet farewell for local hero; Royal programme revealed; New Year's Honours; Planning begins for ferry terminals,
Cruise ships this week.
Monday, January 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
London: “Once again off the New Year in style”

“London has once again kicked off the New Year in style,” says Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, who funded and organised the event in conjunction with Visit London.
Monday, December 25th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Priest and General ticket lead opinion polls in Paraguay

A priest and a controversial former general is the most attractive ticket for voters in Paraguay, according to a poll by First Análisis y Estudios published in Asuncion's main daily ABC Color. The ticket comprised of Fernando Lugo and Lino Oviedo has a 27.3% support for the next presidential election, scheduled for April 2008.
Monday, December 25th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur runs the risk of “collapse”, warn analysts

Mercosur runs the risk of collapsing because it keeps adding members without consolidating as a customs union or having solved the serious tensions between big and junior partners, according to regional analysts.
Friday, December 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine mines laid in 1982 could be cleared.

Thousands of Argentine landmines which remain in the Falkland Islands could be successfully cleared sometime in the future.
This is the confident prediction of Landmine consultant Paddy Blagden, who headed a team from Cranfield University, which has just completed a feasibility study into minefield clearance in the islands.
Wednesday, December 20th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Helicopter Veteran of the Falkland 's War becomes Scotland's new Admiral

The Royal Navy has today appointed a new Flag Officer for Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. He is Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, a helicopter pilot in the Falklands War and later the captain and commander of a Type 23 frigate.
Wednesday, December 20th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivian businessmen reticent about joining Mercosur

Bolivian businessmen showed some reticence about their country's full incorporation to Mercosur arguing it was a “threat” for the local agro-industry and could involve potential farm sales losses to the Community of Andean Nations.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
The Kirchner couple, the most influential figures in Argentina

Argentina's president Nestor Kirchner and First Lady Cristina Fernandez are considered the most influential personalities of the year in the country, from a list of a hundred outstanding figures, according to an opinion poll released Monday in Buenos Aires.