Mercosur

• 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.

• Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuela claims right to nuclear energy

  Venezuela insisted on Wednesday it has an “absolute right” to develop nuclear energy, which will have entirely peaceful ends.

• Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazilian FAM pushes beef prices in Chile

  The consequences of the foot and mouth outbreaks in Brazil are already being anticipated in Chile and particularly Punta Arenas where beef prices are expected to undergo an increase of up to 20%.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazil's export strategy vulnerability exposed

  Brazilian former Industry, Trade and Tourism minister Dorotea Werneck described the export situation of Mercosur member countries, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay as a “tragedy” because of their high dependency on current markets evolution.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuela, Paraguay and Haiti the “most corrupt”

  Several Latinamerican countries, mainly Venezuela, Paraguay and Haiti, figure among the group of countries perceived to be the most corrupt in the world, according to a Corruption Perceptions Index, (CPI) report by the Berlin based Transparency International released Tuesday.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazil confirms FAM outbreaks expanding

  The Brazilian government confirmed Tuesday three new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in the state of Matto Grosso do Sul which will demand the sacrifice of thousands of heads of cattle.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Bielsa upbeat on Mar del Plata summit

  The IV Americas Summit declaration to be issued November following the meeting in Argentina's South Atlantic sea resort of Mar del Plata will “satisfy all parties, be concise and have concrete consequences”, said Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Bielsa.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  OPEC promises 38 million bpd by 2010

  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, announced Wednesday during a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, (APEC), forum that it will increase oil production by five million barrels per day reaching a daily production of 38 million barrels in the next five years.