Mercosur

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

  Uruguay displacing Argentina in forestry industry

  Uruguay is rapidly displacing Argentina in the South American forestry and pulp industry and ranks only behind Brazil and Chile.

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

  Uruguay after a “more balanced” Mercosur with Mexico

  Uruguay wants Mexico to join Mercosur so a “better internal balance” can be achieved, said President Tabare Vazquez in Mexico City.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Two cases of West Nile virus reported in Argentina

  Two cases of West Nile virus in horses have been detected in Argentina whose authorities have reported them to the Paris based Epizooties International Office and following international procedure, have banned all live horse exports.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Cash crisis grounds Falklands' Vulcan project

  A multi-million-pound bid to re-launch a historic supersonic bomber, which had been provisionally booked for the 25th Falklands liberation anniversary, could be permanently grounded after a cash crisis, reports the Cambridge Evening News.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner to talk Mercosur with Lula today

  The leaders of Argentina and Brazil are meeting in Sao Paulo this evening to discuss the future of the embattled Mercosur trade bloc, which is undergoing the worst political crisis since it was created 15 years ago.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  High oil prices and global warning are boosting renewable Bio-Energy

  Under the pressure from soaring oil prices and growing environmental constraints, momentum is gathering for a major international switch from fossil fuels to renewable bio-energy sources such as sugar cane or sunflower seeds, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Finland rejects involvement in Uruguay/Argentina dispute

  Finland will not be involved in the Uruguay/Argentina controversy over the construction of pulp mills in the Uruguay but fully supports the Finnish Botnia investment and the company's environmental responsibility.

• Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Volcanic ash sickens hundreds in Peru

  The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency during the week end in southern towns that have been showered by ash from the Ubinas volcano and asked the military to help evacuate poor farming families from the area.

• Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela makes it official: leaves CAN to join Mercosur

  The Andean Nations Community, (CAN), secretariat received last weekend Venezuela's official relinquishment from the regional bloc and a request for a meeting to discuss trade.

• Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Garcia to the Peruvian presidential run off May 28

  Ultra nationalist leader Ollanta Humala and former president Alan Garcia will be disputing the Peruvian presidential run off next May 28, according to the latest figures from the country's Electoral Process Board, ONPE.