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• Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Forty top banks want to finance Panama Canal works

  Forty domestic and international banks have offered to finance the expansion of the Panama Canal including the building of three new locks, an overall investment estimated in 5.2 billion US dollars reports this week the Panamanian press.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Icebergs traced to giant berg south of Falklands

  Scientists from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Niwa believe they have traced the history of a flotilla of icebergs discovered drifting about 260km south of this insular country.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Mastermind of Falklands's invasion arrested

  Former member of the Argentine military Junta and one of the masterminds behind the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, Admiral Jorge Anaya has been detained for alleged crimes against humanity perpetrated at the notorious Mechanical School of the Navy.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Blank ballots win in unstable Ecuador

  The final count of votes in Ecuador's October 15 general election shows a discouraging no win situation for the political system. According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal the winner in eleven of the country's 22 provinces was the blank ballot paper.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  October inflation in Argentina 0.9% and 8% in ten months

  Pushed by food, clothing and leisure increases the consumer prices index in Argentina climbed 0.9% in October, according to the latest release from the National Statistics and Census Office and in line with private estimates.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Bachelet inaugurates International Socialist congress

  Chilean president Michelle Bachelet inaugurates Monday the International Socialist World Council currently presided by former Greek Premier George Papandreu and which is expected to convene 300 delegates from over a hundred countries.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Mush politeness but little agreement in Summit

  Leaders at the Iberian-American summit meeting over the weekend in Uruguay pledged to tackle the root economic and social causes of immigration, but Latin American leaders also criticized United States and Europe for its strict regulatory practices.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Nicaragua awaits election result

  Former revolutionary Daniel Ortega took a big lead in this country's presidential election late Sunday and was close to winning a first-round victory.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  China expands economic and political ties with Africa

  The China-Africa summit ended in Beijing with the Chinese government pledging to double both aid and trade with African nations.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Republican voters enthusiasm dwindling, says Time

  Republicans are less enthusiastic than Democrats about going to vote Tuesday in the United States mid term elections according to a survey from Time magazine Sunday edition.