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• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chinese foreign investment totals 44.9 billion US dollars

  Chinese financial institutions invested overseas 5.65 billion US dollars during eleven months of 2005, which is above the 5.5 billion for the whole of 2004, reported Monday the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  OPEC tries to coordinate oil policy with Russia

  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, (OPEC), president Ahmed al Fahd al Sabah, currently visiting Moscow tried Monday to convince Russia to a closer oil policy coordination.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Puerto Rico insists on having final say

  Puerto Rico Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vila yesterday rejected a Bush administration report saying that Washington has the final word in defining the US territory's status.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chilean 2005 fisheries exports over 3 billion US dollars

  For the first time ever Chilean fisheries exports will surpass three billion US dollars, 400 million US dollars above the 2004 record, mainly because of the industry's success in adding value to production.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  UK and Sweden honouring Kyoto agreement

  Britain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many other European countries will fail to do so, according to a report from the Institute of Public Policy Research published Tuesday.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Bolivia's Morales victory has “its positive side”

  Though he describes himself as Washington's “nightmare,” Evo Morales's victory in Bolivia's presidential election December 18 has its positive side.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine fish landings to November: 765.000 tons

  November fish and shellfish landings in Argentine ports reached 74.000 tonnes bringing the total Argentine catch to 765.473 tonnes in the first eleven months of the year, according to figures released the Argentine Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat (SSP&A).

• Monday, December 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Lula loosing ground as main contender for 2006 election

  Brazilian opposition candidate Jose Serra has become the top presidential contender in Brazil, according to the latest public opinion poll by Ibope. Almost 36% of respondents said they would vote for the current Sao Paulo mayor and Brazilian Party of Social Democracy (PSDB) member in the next election.

• Monday, December 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Maoist guerrilla threaten to boycott Peruvian elections

  Maoist guerrilla Shinning Path threatened to boycott Peru's general election next April and the Peruvian government promised it will combat all armed groups endangering the electoral process.

• Monday, December 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile-Argentina agree to joint force under UN command

  Argentina and Chile will sign this week an agreement for the creation of a combined regional military force in support of United Nations peace efforts worldwide.