Mercosur

• Tuesday, July 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Equine influenza in northern Chile

  Thirteen thorough bred belonging to the Antofagasta Horse Club in Chile have been quarantined following what is believed to be an outbreak of equine influenza. Another forty horses have symptoms of lethargy, weakness and are developing a harsh cough.

• Monday, July 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina, “a hostile, incomprehensible neighbour”

  Argentina's current policy towards the Falkland Islands is “incomprehensible” and the only thing it will achieve is to “set the clock back in Argentine/UK relations”, elected Falklands' Councillor Mike Summers is quoted in Sunday's edition of the Buenos Aires “Perfil” publication.

• Monday, July 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil admits WTO “flexibility” if matched by G8

  Brazil is willing to show the “necessary flexibility” to successfully conclude the World Trade Organization Doha Round talks, announced Monday President Lula da Silva in St. Petersburg.

• Monday, July 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bachelet announces “energy autonomy” in next two years

  Chile will become in the next two years energy “autonomous”, cutting its current Argentine dependency and cooling a “national security”, announced President Michelle Bachelet.

• Monday, July 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil takes over Mercosur chair this week

  This week in Cordoba Argentina will be handing the Mercosur chair for the next six months to Brazil. During Argentina's tenure negotiations to coordinate the incorporation of Venezuela to the group were approved in record time.

• Monday, July 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil regrets prosecution decision in De Menezes case

  Brazil regretted Monday the British prosecutors decision not to charge the police officers involved in the death shooting July 2005 in London of Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes.

• Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Massive “civil resistance” march supports Lopez Obrador

  Hundreds of thousands convened Sunday to Mexico City's main square in support of presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his demand for a vote by vote recount of ballots cast in July 2 election.

• Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina's plans to sell training aircrafts

  Aircraft manufacturer Lockheed-Martin from Argentina has plans to sell its training fighter model Pampa AT 63 to Chile, Israel and Bolivia revealed the president of the company Alberto Buthet in an interview published in Clarin Sunday's edition.

• Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  G8 sets a month deadline for WTO negotiations

  Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday agreed to set a one month deadline for World Trade Organization (WTO) members to revive stalled global trade negotiations.

• Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Storms in Chile leave 23 dead

  The tragic toll of Chile's rain and wind storms keeps growing and has reached 23 people dead plus thousands forced out of their homes and sheltered in government buildings.