Mercosur

• Saturday, October 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  EU demands access to G20 services markets

  No agreement can be reached in agriculture in World Trade Organization talks if emerging countries, particularly from Latinamerica, don't open their markets to industrial goods and services, said Friday European Union Trade Commissionaire Peter Mandelson.

• Saturday, October 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Air supplies for drought stricken Amazon basin

  The drought in the Amazon basin which has limited navigation in many tributaries leaving thousands of people short of food, water and medicine has began moving east reported Brazilian authorities.

• Saturday, October 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan resumes flights Punta Arenas-Ushuaia

  Lan Chile advanced its season's flights between Punta Arenas and Ushuaia, --Argentine Tierra del Fuego? a month and a half because of the strong demand.

• Friday, October 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  WTO talks: more concessions are still needed

  United States and European Union must make more concessions if a global trade liberalization treaty is to be reached said Pascal Lamy, head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Zurich.

• Friday, October 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Ozone hole directly over Magallanes Region

  Last week end and for two days Magallanes Region was directly under the ozone layer hole, according to Claudio Casiccia an expert on the subject from the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas.

• Friday, October 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Strong Chilean peso hinders Patagonia tourism

  The strong Chilean currency is causing complications to the Magallanes Region tourist industry which has been forced to increase prices in US dollars or simply mark them in Chilean pesos, “which most visitors don't understand”.

• Friday, October 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Ibero-American summit committed to less rhetoric

  Latin America leaders are gathering in the Spanish city of Salamanca for Friday's Ibero-American summit which they have pledged to give greater impetus, beyond rhetoric and effectively turning the event into an accomplishment.

• Thursday, October 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula's candidate elected Workers Party president

  Brazil's scandal-plagued ruling Workers Party, WP, finally elected a former Cabinet minister and close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its new chairman.

• Thursday, October 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina's foreign debt totals 149,8 billion US dollars

  Argentina's sovereign debt swap operation saved the country 63,4 billion US dollars but overall foreign debt still remained at 149,8 billion US dollars at the end of the second quarter of 2005, according to a release from the Ministry of Economy.

• Thursday, October 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Labour strife costs fishing industry 100 million US dollars

  Argentina's fisheries conflict concentrated in Mar del Plata and Patagonia has cost the industry over 100 million US dollars, cancelled exports and growing uncertainties about the future, according to regional chambers.