Mercosur

• Saturday, November 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Putin and Chavez agree on oil and arms.

  Russia and Venezuela, two of the world's leading exporters of oil, pledged that they will work to stabilize the turbulent global market for crude
  The joint statement was released Friday in Moscow during Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez official state visit to Russia.

• Saturday, November 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  UK downplays alleged threats.

  Buckingham Palace on Friday termed “irresponsible” newspaper reports that a kidnap threat forced Britain's Prince Harry to cut short a trip to a polo pony farm in Argentina.

• Saturday, November 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  US, Spain supported anti Chavez 2002 coup.

  Mexico and Chile prevented in April 2002 that initiatives sponsored by United States, Spain, Colombia and El Salvador favouring a coup against Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez were successful, revealed this week the former Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Castañeda.

• Saturday, November 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Hillary criticizes US and UK activities in Antarctica.

  Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand the first man to conquer Mount Everest and the second to reach the South Pole in 1958 is back in Antarctica strongly criticizing United States and Great Britain two of the countries most involved in Antarctic activities

• Friday, November 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  “Acceptable price” for oil barrel, 50 US dollars.

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said today in Moscow that 50 US dollars per barrel of oil is “an acceptable price” adding that OPEC (Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries) must make sure the price does not drop below 30 US dollars.

• Friday, November 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  IAEA and Brazil agree on atomic inspection

  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna confirmed Thursday that it had reached an agreement for inspecting Brazil's Resende uranium-enrichment plant.

• Friday, November 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Warning about Mercosur “institutional weakness”

  “Mercosur institutional weakness is unsustainable and conspires against the results that could be obtained” Uruguay's future Minister of Economy Danilo Astori said this Thursday during a forum on “The challenge of a shared prosperity” in Montevideo.

• Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Round trip Santiago/Punta Arenas starting at 165 US dollars

  Aerolíneas del Sur, the air carrier that will begin flying to Punta Arenas next December 5 announced this week fares and flight schedules.

• Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  FT demands strong action from IMF against Argentina

  Britain's Financial Times severely criticized Argentina for its current handling of defaulted debt and suggests the IMF “must be prepared to halt new lending”.

• Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay ambivalent about South American integration

  Uruguay will not support the creation of a South American Community of Nations, CSN, which is scheduled to be launched next December 9 in Peru.