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• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US citizens value Hispanics “hard work and family values”

  A survey from the Pew organization shows United States citizens split about the presence of foreigners working in the country and their contribution to the economy.

• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Only Total and ENI out of new Venezuelan oil contracts

  French oil company Total and Italy's ENI have refused to accept the new Venezuelan rules for extracting crude, which forces them to become minority partners of Venezuelan government owned oil company PDVSA.

• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Energy hungry Chile faces the challenge of new sources

  Canadian miner Falconbridge is evaluating a project to build a 600 million US dollars hydroelectric power plant in southern Chile. The project, known as Energia Austral, would involve the construction of a 740 MW hydroelectric power generating plant on the Cuervo river in Chile's Aysén region.

• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine beef farmers warn of further protests

  Thousands of Argentine farmers and people linked to the industry protested Monday against the government decision to freeze beef exports for six months until prices in the domestic market begin to fall to a “reasonable level”.

• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Call for writing off Latam poor countries debts

  The Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, should write off Latinamerica poor countries debt because this will contribute to regional development and help reduce illegal migration to United States argued US Hispanic members of Congress.

• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  FAM outbreak in Argentina “eradicated”

  Argentina's animal sanitary officials stated Monday that the foot and mouth outbreak reported last February in the northeast of the country had been “put under control and eradicated”.

• Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “Increase reserves” Argentina tells oil companies

  Argentina will demand oil and gas companies to increase their reserves announced Planning Minister Julio De Vido. The minister and one of President Kirchner's closest aides specifically mentioned Repsol-YPF, Petrobras and Chevron.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Malvinas landing to be marked

  The landing of Argentine troops on the British-controlled Malvinas Islands ordered by the then dictator Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri on April 2, 1982, will be marked today by a series of commemorative events throughout the country.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' war, a crime committed by cowardly generals

  Argentina's war with Britain over the Falkland Islands was a crime committed by a cowardly military dictatorship, but Argentina will never abandon its claim to sovereignty of the islands, said President Nestor Kirchner in a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the Argentine landing April 2, 1982.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru's Humala: “I belong with those downstairs”

  With less than a week to the general election Peruvian ultra nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala who leads in the public opinion polls rejected being labelled “left wing” and said that if the press insists in “ideology” identification “I belong with those downstairs”.