Mercosur

• Monday, January 3rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine calls for “sovereignty talks' resumption”

  The Argentine government ratified the country's “imprescriptible sovereignty rights” over the Falklands/Malvinas and requested the British government “resumes bilateral negotiations”, to find as soon as possible a solution to the conflict.

• Sunday, January 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina: Grief mixed with fury.

  Relatives of the 177 people who died in a fire that broke out on Thursday night in a Buenos Aires rock club yesterday started burying their bodies as some 3,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the local City Hall blaming Mayor Aníbal Ibarra for Argentina's worst non natural disaster ever

• Sunday, January 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Devastation darkens world's New Year.

  Jan Egeland, the UN emergency relief coordinator, said the toll “may be approaching 150,000” as the United States increased its aid pledge tenfold to 350 million dollars.

• Saturday, January 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  Lagos visit to Punta Arenas; Unexpected unemployment jump in Punta Arenas; ENAP will invest 50 million US dollars in gas exploration.

• Friday, December 31st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas in tsunami early warning net.

  Punta Arenas is basically free from the impact of tsunamis and sea quakes according to Chilean authorities from the country's early warning system that extends all along the country's coast in coordination with international organizations.

• Friday, December 31st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine police looking for owner of club where 180 died

  Argentine police were looking Friday for the owner of a “deathtrap” nightclub where 180 people died in this city's worst-ever fire, while authorities declared three days of mourning during which no New Year's festivities or music will be allowed on municipal property.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Latinamericans, second migrant workers in Japan.

  Latinamericans are no longer the largest group of immigrant workers in Japan, revealed Tokyo authorities.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain legalizes 800,000 immigrants

  Spain's Socialist government has put the final touches on a project to legalize the residence and employment here of an estimated 800,000 undocumented immigrants

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Strong Real threatens Brazil's export growth.

  Brazil exports soared 30% this year compared to 2003 but economists warn that a weak dollar is threatening the current rate of expansion. The Brazilian currency, Real, as have the euro and the yen have been consistently appreciating against the weakening US dollar.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas/Santiago with 1.230 daily seats

  From a virtually monopoly situation Punta Arenas this high season has three airlines competing in the Santiago round trip market with a total daily supply of 1.230 seats.