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

  Sixty days “truce” for contested pulp mills construction

  The World Bank's private sector arm released Monday a draft study of the expected social and environmental impacts of two contested pulp mills in neighbouring Uruguay, and said it would not decide on funding the projects for at least two months.

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

  “No problem” with Bolivia's elected government gas policy

  Bolivian elected president Evo Morales said Monday that the “gas business” with neighboring Argentina and Brazil will remain unchanged but “will no longer be a business among multinational companies, but rather between governments”.

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

  China underlines Yuan's “stability and flexibility”

  China's new exchange rate system is operating in a stable manner and flexibility of the yuan is gradually improving, said Tuesday the Chinese central bank.

• Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Leftist claims Bolivia poll win

  Leader Evo Morales has claimed victory in Bolivia's presidential elections, as exit polls show he has snared 51 percent of the vote.

• Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  WTO OMC Ends with Hong Declaration

  The Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded Sunday with a Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration.

• Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Lula: Brazil fought for poor countries at WTO conference

  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that his country fought not so much for its own interests as in defense of the world's poorest countries at last week's WTO conference in Hong Kong.

• Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina recalls 40 anniversary of Resolution 2065

  Argentina called on the United Kingdom to comply with the international community's request to resume bilateral sovereignty talks with the purpose of reaching a peaceful, fair and long lasting solution to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty controversy.

• Saturday, December 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile incorporates Dutch frigates and fighter bombers

  The Chilean navy incorporated Friday morning two refurbished Dutch frigates in the naval port of Den Helder, Holland.

• Saturday, December 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  November consumer prices drop in US and Eurozone

  Consumer prices in United States during November dropped 0.6%, the sharpest slide in 56 years according to the latest release from the US Labour Department. The Eurozone also reported a similar situation in November with a 0,3% inflation contraction.

• Saturday, December 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Conciliatory message from Evo Morales to Washington

  Indian candidate Evo Morales favourite to win Bolivia's Sunday presidential election said he was willing to begin “talks” with United States but “without any kind of submission”, if he is finally elected.