Mercosur

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Growing inflation fears in Argentina

  Consumer prices in Argentina continued to advance during March rising 1,5% over February with an accumulated 4% for the first quarter of 2005 and 9,5% in the last twelve months, according to the latest report from the country's Statistics and Census Institute.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Monaco's H.S.H. Prince Rainier III dies

  Prince Rainier III of Monaco, whose marriage to American film star Grace Kelly brought elegance and glamour to one of Europe's oldest dynasties has died aged 81.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine: Gov't justifies K skipping pope burial

  Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro Valls, speaking in his own name, said that the Vatican may declare Argentina a country with “religious restrictions.”

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  US dollar continues gains against euro, yen

  The US dollar continued its march yesterday, with a near two-month high against the euro and six-month high against the yen two days before the European Central Bank meets to discuss interest rates.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina to reinforce fisheries patrol in S. Atlantic

  Argentina's hard line towards poachers in the South Atlantic fisheries will continue and reinforced with the purchase of five armed patrol vessels, reports the Buenos Aires press.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  WB forecasts 4,3% Latinamerican growth in 2005

  Latinamerican and Caribbean economies are forecasted to expand 4,3% this year after having reached an extraordinary 5,7% in 2004, estimated the World Bank on the launching of the annual report on world economic growth and development.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  FTAA and EU, priorities for Mercosur

  Negotiations for the creation of a Free Trade Association of the Americas will continue paralyzed until “clear signs” of United States willingness to open its market to the rest of the continent have been received, specified a release Wednesday from the Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  UN Security Council to meet in Haiti

  The UN Security Council will hold an extraordinary meeting in Port-au-Prince to discuss the Haitian political and security crisis, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Guangya, announced Monday.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Prime Minister announced general election will be held on Thursday 5 May.

  Tony Blair on Tuesday announced the UK election would take place on May 5, signaling the end of the ?phoney war' and the start of official campaigning ahead of what is set to be the closest election since 1992.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Inflation in Uruguay under control

  The Uruguayan consumer prices index increased 0,43% last March, with an accumulated twelve months inflation of 5,48% according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Institute, INE. Similar figures a year ago were, 0,6% and 8,38%.