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• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Biofuels could be key at WTO

  CNN creator Ted Turner has a secret ingredient for rescuing suspended global trade talks ? the renewable energy sources known as biofuels.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Private equity looks South again

  Private equity and venture capital interest in Latin America is picking up, with some data suggesting investment in 2006 is outstripping the pace of recent years after a period of investor indifference.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil: land titles for “favelas”

  Officials said yesterday they will begin mapping two labyrinthine Rio shantytowns, a first step toward granting land titles to residents who otherwise have no property rights despite living for generations in the sprawling slums.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Controversial fisheries bill in Argentine Congress

  The Argentine Senate is scheduled to consider Wednesday a bill that significantly strengthens illegal fishing sanctions and in practical terms forces companies operating in the South Atlantic to opt between Argentine and Falklands' issued licences.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina estimates 4% growtn, 7% inflation in 2007

  Emphasizing on a high exchange rate and a hefty budget surplus, Argentina's Economy Minister Felisa Miceli presented this week the 2007 federal budget in Congress with estimates of 4% growth and 7% inflation.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  PM bids farewell with victory call

  Tony Blair has delivered his farewell to Labour as leader, urging the party to stay true to his principles to win a fourth election victory.

• Monday, September 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  High-level comings and goings in the Falkland Islands

  The meeting of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council on Friday was the last to be attended in his official capacity, by the Islands' long-serving Attorney General, David Lang QC, who is shortly to retire.

• Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Spain claims sovereignty but advocates Gibraltar dialogue

  Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos restated this week his country's claim to sovereignty over Gibraltar before the General Assembly of the United Nations. >

• Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia's Morales popularity faces mounting difficulties

  Bolivian President Evo Morales' approval rating dropped from 81 to 53% between May and September in the country's five main urban areas, according to a survey released Saturday in La Paz.

• Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US apologizes for incident with Venezuelan official

  Venezuela has made a formal complaint to United States authorities and United Nations after Foreign Affairs minister Nicolas Maduro was detained Saturday for over an hour at New York's JFK airport.