Mercosur

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  British yachtsman rescued in joint Chilean-Argentine operation

  An injured British yachtsman who was competing in the Global Challenge regatta and was rescued last week by the Chilean Navy in the Magellan channel area was successfully operated in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Mercosur ambitious 2005 agenda

  Mercosur plans next year to advance current trade negotiations with India, China, and South Africa as well as begin talks with Egypt, Morocco and Canada, Brazilian Ambassador Regis Arslanian is quoted in an interview with the newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina opens 90 day period for high seas squid

  The Argentine Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) authorized vessels with valid Illex Argentinus squid permits to operate in the high seas, outside the Argentine exclusive economic zone (EEZ), during a 90-day period.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Former Argentine president indicted.

  Former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua was formally charged Wednesday with misuse of public funds in a case dating to his time as mayor of the city of Buenos Aires, judicial sources confirmed.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Menem is back and promises strong opposition to Kirchner.

  Former Argentine President Carlos Menem arrived Wednesday in his home province of La Rioja from his self-imposed Chilean exile to pursue renewed political ambitions despite a poor showing in the 2003 presidential race

• Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  US interest rates forecasted to keep rising

  United States interest rates will rise consistently during the coming months and well into 2005 according to a survey among Wall Street analysts.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuela promises China more energy

  Venezuela plans to increase oil and gas production to satisfy the needs of developing nations like China, Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said Monday in Caracas.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile freezes arms shopping with surplus copper funds

  The Chilean Finance Ministry this week ordered the Budget Office to freeze the additional resources generated by the excellent international price of copper and which legally are earmarked for Defence purchases.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Menem arrives in La Rioja Wednesday

  Former Argentine president Carlos Menem who resides in Chile, will be returning to his home province of La Rioja this Wednesday following the acceptance by a federal Judge of the proposed bail conditions, reported his nephew Congressman Adrian Menem.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina-New Zealand fishery agreement

  Argentina's Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretary, Gerardo Nieto, and New Zealand's cabinet minister, Hon Peter Hodgson, signed in Buenos Aires last December 17 a fisheries cooperation agreement.