Mercosur

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

  UN: Ozone layer depletion seems to have peaked

  Depletion of the ozone layer over Antarctica caused by emissions of industrial chemicals seems to have peaked indicating that global environmental pacts are working according to United Nations scientists.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile-UK advance in science cooperation

  “The United Kingdom, and the European Union are well aware that Chile's priority for the coming ten years is to advance cooperation in science and technology and this was the main purpose of today's interview with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw”, revealed Monday Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Ignacio Walker in London.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Panama Canal: record year but cloudy future

  The Canal of Panama concluded fiscal 2005 with a record traffic of 14.011 vessels equivalent to 279,1 million tonnage, a 4,6% increase over the previous year reported Alberto Aleman CEO of the Canal authority.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina regains top airport category

  Argentina's airports were raised to operational Category 1 yesterday by the United States' Federal Aviation Administration, a category Argentina lost in 2001 over safety and security failings.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires forecasts record cruise season

  Argentina's 2005/06 cruise season, which promises to be a record, began Sunday with the arrival in Buenos Aires of the Norwegian flagged Nordnorge with 350 tourists and a crew of 75.

• Monday, October 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuela, Mercosur full member next December

  Venezuela will become a “full member” of Mercosur next December, following an agreement with the current four members, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, announced in Spain Uruguay's Foreign Affairs minister Reinaldo Gargano.

• Monday, October 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  OPEC uneasy with barrel of oil above 60 US dollars

  High oil prices are causing a contraction in world demand according to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, (OPEC), latest monthly report issued Monday in Vienna forecasting a 2005 demand increase of 1,4% instead of 1,7% as originally estimated.

• Monday, October 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Fears of further FAM outbreaks in Brazil

  New outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in the Brazilian state of Matto Grosso do Sul have been reported and 280 head of cattle have been sacrificed in a farm close to where the first cases were confirmed last week.

• Sunday, October 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Ibero-American summit challenges in six pages

  The 15th Ibero-American Summit concluded Saturday with the Declaration of Salamanca that in six pages outlines the great challenges facing the region plus 15 special communications of marked social and political content.

• Sunday, October 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego with two governors

  The extreme south Patagonian province of Tierra del Fuego in the middle of an institutional crisis and has two governors both claiming the job, one of them is suspended Governor Jorge Colazo and the second his Deputy Hugo Coccaro.