Mercosur

• 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

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

  OPEC decision soothes world oil markets

  Oil markets stabilized following the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decision to leave production at a near a two-decade high. Meeting in Vienna OPEC agreed to keep quotas at 28 million barrels a day, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi told reporters.

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

  Japan ready for interest rate soft take off

  Following a two days meeting the Bank of Japan announced Thursday new guidelines for monetary policy, which have been interpreted as possible changes to its near zero interest rate policy.

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

  Morales/Rice meeting in Chile confirmed

  Bolivian president Evo Morales confirmed he will be meeting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Chile during the taking office ceremony of elected Chilean president Michelle Bachelet scheduled for next Saturday.