Mercosur

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

  Lady Kirchner proved to be the winning trump

  Argentine president Nestor Kirchner managed Sunday a significant mid term victory for his two year old government which should help consolidate his power in Congress and the ruling party, plus open the way for his reelection in 2007.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Britain, Croatia confirm bird flu cases

  Britain and Croatia confirmed cases of bird flu Friday as countries around the world scrambled to put in place measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina complains to Britain

  Argentina yesterday officially complained to Britain about a Foreign Office warning to British tourists about the dangers of visiting Argentina at the time of the Summit of the Americas.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile seeks access to bird flu drug

  Chile is seeking to ease patent restrictions on a drug used to inhibit the effects of the bird flu virus, President Ricardo Lagos said yesterday.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  CAFTA launch: Jan 1, 2006

  The CAFTA trade accord linking five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic with the United States will enter into force on Jan. 1, leaders of the region agreed here Thursday at a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Britain, France and Spain celebrate bicentennial of Trafalgar battle

  Descendants of sailors who fought in the battle of Trafalgar joined military leaders from France, Spain and Britain on Friday to mark the 200th anniversary of the last great naval confrontation of the age of sail.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazil divided over gun ban referendum

  This Sunday the 186 million-person country will become the first in the world to hold a nationwide referendum on banning the sales of guns and bullets to almost all civilians.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  26 million Argentines ready to vote midterm elections

  When President Nestor Kirchner took power over two years ago, one fact clouded his rise to the presidency: he won with the weakest popular mandate for a democratically-elected leader in Argentine history.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Common hake topped domestic fishery port landings

  Up to last 30 September, common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) was the Argentine Sea's species highest-ranked in the country's port landings, with a total of 221,904.9 tonnes.

• Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Hungarian Bird Flu Vaccine “Effective”

  Hungarian vaccine against the deadly bird flu has proved to be effective, Hungary's health minister Jeno Racz told local news agency MTI on Friday.