Mercosur

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Wolfowitz confirmed World Bank president

  With crucial support from the European Union, former Pentagon Deputy Paul Wolfowitz, described as a “hawk” was confirmed Thursday as the next president of the World Bank.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  US insistent in condemning Cuba for human rights abuses

  United States announced Thursday that it will present a resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Commission condemning Cuba since Fidel Castro's regime has made no progress in the issue of respecting basic freedoms.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  US calls on help to contain Venezuela's “destabilizing role”

  The United States government asked Venezuela's neighbouring countries to take into account the “destabilizing role” the Caracas government is playing in the region.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Día de Malvinas” commemorations.

  Argentine President Nestor Kirchner will be participating Saturday April 2 in the “Day of Malvinas” commemoration in the historic Patricios Infantry Regiment in downtown Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile sues Czech tourist for causing forest fire

  Chilean authorities are suing a Czech citizen who accidentally started a fire causing extensive damage to Chilean Patagonia main national park, Torres del Paine.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctica annual turnover 900 million US dollars

  Antarctica has an annual turnover of 900 million US dollars mainly from fisheries, scientific research and tourism, of which Punta Arenas only takes advantage of twelve million US dollars, claimed Jose Retamales Director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, reports La Prensa Austral.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Latinamerica 2005 job creation: “moderate optimism”

  The International Labour Organization, ILO, expressed “moderate optimism” regarding the employment situation in Latinamerica on considering the region's economic growth prospects.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur, Arab Presidential Summit to take place in May

  The South American and Arab countries Presidential Summit to take place in May in Brazil seeks to conquer markets without “scandalous subsidies in farming products” -as is the case in the US and the EU, ? according to the head of the bloc's representative commission, Eduardo Duhalde.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine defaulted bonds exchange delayed

  Argentina decided Thursday to postpone its scheduled April 1 exchange of defaulted bonds waiting for New York court ruling regarding frozen securities included in the operation.

• Wednesday, March 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  La Nacion alerts about squid poaching.

  The South Atlantic Illex squid fishery is increasingly threatened by tens of jiggers from all over the world, many of them waiting just outside the 200 miles Argentine EEZ, ready to break in and poach on the world's 80% reserve of the species, highlights Buenos Aires daily La Nacion in a strong editorial condemning illegal, undocumented, unregulated fishing.