Mercosur

• Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Paris rated the most vital hub

  The most difficult air route? Getting from Mount Pleasant in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands to Wasu, Papua-New Guinea, requires 15 separate flights.

• Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile and EU closer to an open skies agreement

  The European Union and Chile are working in the finishing touches to an open skies agreement which will enable reciprocity for air operators of each side, announced Luxembourg's Foreign Affairs minister Jean Asselborn.

• Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Former EU Trade representative confirmed WTO chief

  Former European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy, of France, was confirmed Thursday as the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

• Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian inflation strong in spite of interest rate

  Brazilian inflation remains strong in spite of the extremely tight monetary policy with the basic interest rate (Selic) standing at 19,75%.

• Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  New Zealand Governor General in Chile

  New Zealand Governor General Dame Silvia Cartwright is currently on an official visit to Chile where she held talks with President Ricardo Lagos.

• Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Congress and Greenpeace after Lula da Silva

  Brazil's Congress will for the first time investigate alleged corruption cases in the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following a congressional agreement between the opposition and some groups of the ruling coalition.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Protest go larger in Bolivia

  Tens of thousands of protesting Indians flooded central La Paz and blocked routes to the city on Tuesday to demand that Bolivia's natural gas riches be nationalized and its constitution rewritten.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Soledad Alvear gives up race to lead Chile

  One of the women vying to become the presidential candidate for Chile's ruling coalition has quit the race.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Telesur a new LA network born

  Venezuela's government has started test transmissions for a new Latin American television network, Telesur, intended as an ideological rival to CNN.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's Peso gains against U.S. Dollar

  Chile's peso rose against the dollar as higher prices for copper, the country's top export, and faster growth than Latin America's largest economies boosts inflows.