Mercosur

• Saturday, August 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  From the River Thames to Lake Titicaca

  In the heat of the engine room, huge copper-coloured cylinders hiss as Capt. Carlos Saavedra pulls hard on the accelerator lever of the oldest working ship in the Americas.

• Saturday, August 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile ranked second safest emerging market

  Chile placed second on a new ranking by German investment bank DekaBank of the safest emerging countries for investment.

• Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile to speed change

  The government yesterday said it will quickly fulfill key promises to high-school students, a day after hundreds of youths clashed with police in a protest over perceived delays in educational reforms and improvements.

• Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivian Senate censures energy minister

  Bolivia's opposition-controlled Senate passed a censure motion yesterday against the country's energy minister ? one of the architects of President Evo Morales' energy sector nationalization.

• Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Australia woos Chilean students

  Chilean graduates and undergraduates will be wooed over the weekend to continue their degrees and/or trainings in Australia.

• Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Tourist arrivals to Argentina increase by 16.6%

  The number of tourists visiting Argentina ? those arriving at Ezeiza international airport ? rose 16.6% in the second quarter, while the average stay rose 14.1% and spending 23.1%, the Indec census bureau reported this week.

• Thursday, August 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela/China consolidate trade and political ties

  In his fourth visit to China Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sealed closer trade links with Beijing plus the promise of support for Venezuela's aspiration of becoming a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Striking miners in Chile take company to court

  Striking workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine - the world's largest - said Tuesday that they will file a legal complaint against management for union-busting.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Cows 'moo with a regional accent' ?

  Cows moo with a regional accent, according to their farmers.
  Dairy farmers in Somerset noticed a local twang to the sounds made by their animals, and experts confirmed that different herds made different sounds.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia's U.S. envoy a rebellious choice

  Bolivia's unlikely new ambassador to the United States is a career journalist with no previous diplomatic experience and a limited command of English.