Mercosur

• Thursday, July 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexicans consider Calderon winner, but support vote recount

  A majority of Mexicans believe Conservative Felipe Calderón won the contested July 2 presidential election but also consider necessary a vote recount, as demanded by populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to a public opinion poll released Thursday.

• Thursday, July 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru's Garcia describes himself as a “pragmatic Socialist”

  Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia who tomorrow Friday takes office said he feels closer to the “modern left”, which he considers is represented by Brazilian president Lula da Silva and Chile's Michelle Bachelet, rather than that of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez , Bolivian Evo Morales or Cuba's Fidel Castro.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Four million foreigners are residents in Spain

  Almost 4 million foreigners are residents in Spain out of a total population of 44.495.286, according to the latest, January first 2006, review from the Spanish Statistics Office. Foreigners represent 8.7% of the Spanish population and increasing.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Investment banks predict strong Chile growth in 2006

  Five of the world's most important investment banks agree that Chile's economy could grow 6% in 2006. On the same note, they warn that growth is at considerable risk due to falling copper prices, energy dependency and political instability.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Juan Fernandez archipelago in the danger list

  The Worldwide Union for Nature (UICN) this week added Chile's Juan Fernández National Park to its “Red List,” declaring the park one of the 12 most threatened sites on the planet.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile adapting to higher prices for Argentine gas

  Chile's Mines and Energy Minister Karen Poniachik confirmed the tax hike imposed by Argentina on natural gas exports to Chile which will now stand at 45%, meaning the final price of gas in the border has increased 72%.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Annan in 'deliberate bombing' storm

  UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is at the centre of a diplomatic storm after accusing Israel of deliberately bombing a UN observer post in southern Lebanon.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's overseas investment doubled in 2006

  Chileans invested overseas during the first half of 2006 a total of 4.1 billion US dollars which is double the amount (two billion) of the same period a year ago, reported the Central Bank.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Doha round talks collapse with no revival on sight

  Negotiations for a new global free trade agreement fell through Monday after five years of long and exhausting negotiations, admitted officials and diplomats involved in a last ditch effort to save the Doha Round.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina suggests checking Chilean gas distributors

  Chilean natural gas distributors rejected Monday statements by Argentina's Federal Planning Secretary who accused them of taking “excessive advantage” of Argentine gas prices.