Mercosur

• Saturday, March 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine January fisheries exports reach 48 million USD

  Argentine fish exports totalled 48 million US dollars last January, up 16% over a year ago, 41.3 million US dollars, according to the latest release from the country's National Health and Agro-Food Quality Service (SENASA).

• Saturday, March 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Paper mills conflict: 90 days truce agreed

  Uruguay and Argentina presidents announced Saturday in Chile a 90 days truce in the paper mills controversy with a simultaneous plants construction suspension and lifting of international bridges blockades by Argentine residents and environmentalists protesting against the mills alleged future pollution.

• Saturday, March 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Michelle Bachelet takes office in Chile

  Michelle Bachelet was inaugurated as Chile's first woman president Saturday during a ceremony at the country's Congress attended by thirty world leaders and delegations from 120 countries.

• Saturday, March 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Arrested Korean jigger arrives in Mar del Plata

  A Korean jigger supposedly poaching in Argentine waters arrived Saturday afternoon in Mar del Plata del Plata escorted by the Argentine Navy corvette Guerrico.

• Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas grounded by workers

  The 24-hour strike launched at midday Thursday by pilots and mechanics at Aerolineas Argentinas forced the cancellation of 38 flights and left some 10,000 passengers stranded, the carrier said.

• Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula and Blair push trade talks

  Brazil and Britain have called for a summit of world leaders to give a decisive push to global trade liberalisation talks.

• Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  The World Gets 102 More Billionaires

  As emerging stock markets surged during the past year, 102 wealthy people around the world won a much-coveted title along with their stellar gains - they all became billionaires.

• Thursday, March 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US Congress looks into cruise vessels' crime

  Twenty four passengers have gone unaccounted for in United States cruises in the Caribbean and 178 have suffered sexual attacks in the last three years claimed this week relatives and solicitors from the alleged victims before the United States Congress.

• Thursday, March 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine reactions disturb Galician fishing industry

  The Argentine/British controversy over the arrest of the Falkland Islands flagged “John Cheek” partly owned by a Spanish company, Pescapuerta, could have consequences for the Galician companies currently operating in Argentine waters, writes J. Carneiro in the newspaper El Faro de Vigo.

• Thursday, March 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  To check inflation Argentina bans beef exports

  The Argentine government announced the “emergency” suspension of beef exports for 180 days in an effort to contain soaring prices in the domestic market