Mercosur

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Majority support for legalizing US undocumented immigrants

  A large majority of United States citizens support immigration reform that includes both tighter border security and some kind of guest-worker program, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg public opinion poll.

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Endurance on passage to Lisbon

  HMS Endurance is currently on passage to Lisbon having sailed from Puerto Belgrano, the home of the Argentine Navy, where she underwent repair work on a rudder problem, writes Captain Nick Lambert in an update of the Ice Patrol deployment.

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar/MoD/Air Monarch landing rights controversy

  Gibraltar lashed out at both the Ministry of Defence and air carrier Monarch as the row over increased local airport operating costs intensified.

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  WTO mixed forecast with “uncertainties” for 2006

  World trade began 2005 with sluggish growth and then regained momentum to end the year registering 6% growth in the volume of goods traded. However there are a number of uncertainties on the horizon for 2006, with signs of a stronger investment climate mixed with fragile prospects for consumption and employment, said Thursday Patrick Low, World Trade Organization chief economist.

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF: oil prices have worsened global imbalances

  Record high oil prices have greatly worsened global economic imbalances increasing the danger of turbulences through a “sudden, disorderly adjustment”, warned the International Monetary Fund in an advance of its World Economic Outlook.

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  South America solid behind Brazil's bid for 2014 World Cup

  The International Federation of Football Association Joseph Blatter is sceptic about Brazil's chances of hosting the 2014 World Cup, which according to the rotation system must be disputed in South America.

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Soaring Chilean peso controversy escalates

  Chile's Finance minister Andres Velasco downplayed opposition criticism to the current appreciation of the Chilean currency against the US dollar and said the government is already addressing the issue with a tight savings and fiscal policy.

• Thursday, April 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US trade deficit in February contracts 4.1%

  United States trade deficit contracted 4.1% in February with a strong drop in imports and a significant 22.7% reduction in the deficit with China.

• Thursday, April 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Ecuador without forests in twenty years

  Ecuador will lose all its forests within 20 years if deforestation is not halted warned a top official in the Environment Affairs ministry warned Wednesday in Quito.

• Thursday, April 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian population aging

  The 17.6 million inhabitants over 60 ranks Brazil eighth worldwide in senior-citizen population the government said Wednesday.