Mercosur

• 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.

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

  Montreal: Climate talks begin

  More than 180 nations were grappling with gloomy prospects of increased pollution and global warming at the first meeting on the UN Kyoto Protocol, as a political storm unfolded in host nation Canada.

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

  Aerolineas Argentinas flies on rented planes

  Argentina's largest airline reported Tuesday it is renting aircraft from other companies to resume part of its operations idled by a six-day-long strike by pilots and mechanics.

• Monday, November 28th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina: Breaking News

  Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna, who helped pull the country out of its worst recession on record, was ousted as part of a cabinet shuffle. The nation's stocks, bonds and the currency tumbled.