Mercosur

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  FAM threatens Brazil's foreign trade

  Brazil created Tuesday a special inter-ministerial task force to coordinate efforts in combating the outbreak of foot and mouth disease that has expanded to several southern states, while neighbouring Argentina is ready to declare a sanitary alert given the proximity of the area involved.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentinian missing biologist body found in Antarctica

  Authorities said on Tuesday that they have found the body of one of two Argentines missing for more than a month in Antarctica after their snowmobile plunged into a deep ice crevasse.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Indian choppers for Chile?

  In single largest sale ever by the Indian Defence establishment to another country, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee left on Tuesday night for Chile to close a Rs 400-crore deal of about 30 indigenously-made Advanced Light Helicopters.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  LAN Argentina begins Miami flights December

  Lan Argentina announced the beginning of an international service between Miami and Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 1, 2005.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  “Almost a plebiscite” for the Kirchner administration

  The idea of a victory which was “almost a plebiscite” on the current Argentine administration is the official message that has emerged following Sunday's mid term election when President Nestor Kirchner and allies obtained a resounding victory in the crucial province of Buenos Aires and 17 other districts.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Fed chairman nominee promises “continuity”

  President George W Bush nominated Tuesday his chief economic advisor, Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as United States Federal Reserve chairman.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay-France urge approval of Mercosur-EU deal

  The urge in reaching a Mercosur-European Union free trade agreement was highlighted Monday by Uruguayan and French presidents Tabare Vazquez and Jacques Chirac during a meeting of both leaders in Paris.

• Monday, October 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Sweeping majority in Brazil votes against fire arms ban

  A sweeping 64% of Brazilians said NO to a ban on the sale of fire arms and ammunition while 35% supported the referendum initiative which was voted Sunday, according to the latest report from the country's Superior Electoral Tribunal.
  
  Abstention was estimated in 20,9% of the 122 million electoral role

• Monday, October 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Delayed recognition for Shackleton's crew rescuer

  Two direct descendents from Luis Pardo the captain of the Punta Arenas Chilean steamer Yelco that in 1916 helped rescue the crew of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition said their grandfather's feat deserves greater recognition since it really was the first Antarctic incursion of the Chilean Navy.

• Monday, October 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Forty Brazilian farms under suspicion of FAM

  Forty cattle farms in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, which borders with Paraguay and Argentina, have been quarantined under suspicion of having animals with foot and mouth disease, reports the Brazilian press.