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• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay, only “full democracy” in Latinamerica

  Almost half the countries in the world can be classified as democratic but only 28 “full democracies”, which are mostly developed nations with the exception of Uruguay and Costa Rica from Latinamerica according to the latest report from The Economist.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Hips don't lie: Shakira shakes up Santiago; Chile

  Shakira, one of the world's most popular touring solo acts, stopped in Santiago for a two-night stint on her “Oral Fixation” tour, playing to almost sold-out crowds at Santiago National Arena.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina confirms Bush daughter robbed

  The Argentine government confirmed on Wednesday that a daughter of
  President Bush had her purse stolen during a visit to the Argentine capital, despite the presence of Secret Service agents and local police.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  US economy on a soft “benign” deceleration path

  The United States economy is experiencing a benign deceleration while Japan is close to achieving its longest expansion period in the last sixty years, said Angel Gurría, chairman of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development during a meeting in Warsaw.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  More stable oil market forecasted for 2007

  Increased oil and gas production in the Caspian Sea, Africa and North America will help OPEC meet global demand in 2007, according to the International Energy Agency.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  MS Amsterdam signals start of cruise season in Uruguay

  The official 2006/07 cruise season began Thursday morning in Uruguay with the arrival in Montevideo of the MS Amsterdam carrying 1.300 tourists and 600 crew members.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina pulp mills controversy deepens

  The ever increasing controversy between Uruguay and Argentina over the construction of pulp mills and pickets blocking routes reached a new peak Thursday when Uruguay's ambassador in Buenos Aires was summoned to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  “Mi Negra” project has Chavez on the defensive

  Ninety days ago, the odds against Manuel Rosales winning the Venezuelan presidency had to be 100-to-1. But now, with less than two weeks before election-day, he's got a real chance to pull off the biggest upset in modern Latin American political history.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Soy rapidly becoming an only crop threatening biodiversity

  The explosive development of soybean farming in the last decade means 8% of the world's agriculture land is dedicated to the crop and ranks only behind three basic cereals: rice, wheat and corn. Soy and derivate exports represent 10% of all global agriculture trade reveals the latest report from FAO.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Lamy in Montevideo for Uruguay Round anniversary

  World Trade Organization Secretary General Pascal Lamy arrived Tuesday in Uruguay for the twentieth anniversary celebration of the launching of the GATT Uruguay Round in 1986.