Mercosur

• Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil rap Cuba on human rights

  Argentina and Brazil members of the Geneva United Nations Human Rights Commission asked this week full respect for human rights in Cuba, in line with the recent majority position of the committee.

• Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctic glaciers in mass retreat.

  Glaciers in the Antarctic are retreating at an increasing rate, in what scientists said on Thursday was a clear sign of climate change.

• Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  ?British roots run deep in Argentina'

  Giving his first-ever interview in Bs. Aires to the Herald on the occasion of the Queen's birthday today, British Ambassador John Hughes dwells on his enjoyment of his first five months in Argentina and looks confidently forward to his future work.

• Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile and Venezuela sign oil deals

  Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, signed a series of oil and cooperation agreements yesterday while deepening political ties.

• Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula says FTAA ?off agenda'

  The US-backed Americas-wide free trade pact is “off the agenda” for Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said yesterday, days before a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

• Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Hilton to open in Ushuaia; Closed stadium and recreational centre; Several groups lobbying to establish casino; Equestrian endurance competition; Gas exploration in Tierra del Fuego.

• Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Greenspan warns about growing US deficits

  Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress members Thursday that the United States economy could “stagnate or worse” unless the trend of rising US budget deficits is not reversed.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina growing above estimates

  Economic activity in Argentina expanded in February 8,6% compared to the same month a year ago and 0,1% over last January, accumulating 8,8% over Jan/Feb 2004 according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Office.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur-EU talks “virtually paralyzed”

  Argentina finally admitted that negotiations for a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union are virtually paralyzed and only a political understanding at the highest level could get the process rolling again.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Bs. Aires City airport becomes a battlefield

  The departures lounge of the Jorge Newbery metropolitan airport (Aeroparque) became a battleground early yesterday morning as police clashed with a group of airline workers who are against the government's decision to sell the state-run airline LAFSA to Chile's LAN.