Mercosur

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Help for Brazilian exporters hit by a “cheap” US dollar

  The Brazilian government is preparing a package of measures to help exporters hit by the “cheap” US dollar announced Development, Industry and Trade minister Luiz Fernando Furlan.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lavagna's spotlight irritates Kirchner's administration

  Argentine former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna who is increasingly been signalled as a possible presidential hopeful, warned Wednesday that President Nestor Kirchner's administration was increasingly tempted to easily “grant subsidies and investments which are not a priority” for Argentina's development.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Poverty in Argentina is barely visible, says gov't

  If you visit Argentina, you may not actually perceive that a third of its 39 million residents are poor but that is due to a curious phenomenon of their concentration into pockets, the government said yesterday.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina joins renewable energy club

  Argentina yesterday signed up as a member of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).
  The signing ceremony took place at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, and was signed by Energy Secretary Daniel Cameron and British Ambassador to Argentina Dr John Hughes.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush Meets Chilean President Bachelet

  U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, discussed the situation in Latin America in their meeting at the White House on Thursday.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  UN's Internacional Migration report

  Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of origin - up by about a quarter since 1990, a United Nations report on migration says.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina, Uruguay differ at ICJ over paper mills' impact

  The legal representatives of Argentina and Uruguay presented opposing arguments before the International Court of Justice here on Thursday regarding the potential environmental impact of two pulp mills now under construction on the Uruguayan side of the river that forms the countries' shared border.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Snow fall freezes Punta Arenas

  Several people injured in traffic accidents both in downtown Punta Arenas and in routes leading to the city was the main toll of this year's first strong snowfall Wednesday night, reported Thursday morning the local police in the extreme south Magallanes region of Chile.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  ECB raises rate and warns of “upside risks to price stability”

  The governing Council of the European Central Bank meeting Thursday in Madrid decided to increase the key interest rates by 25 basis points from 2.5 to 2.75% reflecting the upside risks to price stability over the medium term.

• Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bachelet denies any pressure from President Bush

  Chilean president Michelle Bachelet following a meeting Thursday with President George Bush in the White House categorically denied any US pressure to vote against Venezuela becoming a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.