Mercosur

• Thursday, December 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  US economy surprises with third quarter growth

  United States economic growth was much stronger than expected during the third quarter reaching an annual rate of 4,3% pushed by a surge in consumer and business spending although corporate profits were down.

• Thursday, December 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Former vice-president to head Mercosur committee

  Former Argentine vice president Carlos “Chacho” Alvarez will become the new president of the Mercosur Commission of permanent representatives. He will be taking office during the December 8/9 presidential summit in Uruguay.

• Thursday, December 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  World AIDS Day

  The United Nations has warned against the continuation of the epidemic growth and called for an exceptional response to the threat.

• Thursday, December 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  High seas medical evacuation of two “QE 2” passengers

  A dramatic high seas medical evacuation of two tourists from the “Queen Elizabeth II” was successfully performed Thursday mid day by a helicopter belonging to the Uruguayan Air Force 200 miles southeast of Montevideo

• Wednesday, November 30th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Russia partially lifts ban on Brazilian beef and pork

  Russia lifted the ban on beef and pork imports from six Brazilian states which means the ban remains on only two states, reported Tuesday in Moscow the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay sponsors Cuba's incorporation to Mercosur

  Uruguay and Cuba are interested in resuming negotiations for an economic and trade complementation agreement between Havana and Mercosur.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain confirms sale of military equipment to Venezuela

  Spain agreed Monday to sell twelve military planes and eight patrol boats to Venezuela in a 2 billion US dollars deal that the United States has threatened to block

• Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  With Lavagna out, who reins Kirchner?

  Argentina's new Economy minister Felisa Miceli is a close associate of her former boss Roberto Lavagna who was ousted by President Nestor Kirchner in Monday's cabinet reshuffle that also included Foreign Affairs, Defence and Social Development.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Unemployment remains unchanged in Brazil: 9,6%

  Unemployment in Brazil remained unchanged in October at 9,6% compared to the previous month according to an official release.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Ecuador names Supreme Court judges

  After seven long months Ecuador has selected new judges for the Supreme Court which was at the centre of a crisis that forced the ousting of former president Lucio Gutierrez.