Politics

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina completes seabed data gathering round Falklands

The Argentine Navy oceanographic research vessel “Puerto Deseado” has successfully completed the scientific data collection cruise to the northeast and southeast of the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced in its web site.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Farmers' conflict: Argentine bishops fear for “social peace”

Argentina's Catholic Church has convened an extraordinary meeting for next Thursday to consider the almost three month long farmers/government conflict which is threatening “social peace”.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine gov. positive rating drops to new low: 19.4%

A public opinion poll released this week in Argentina gave a positive image rating of only 19.4% to the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, while 55.8% of respondents took a negative view.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
FAO wants 30 billion annually to re-launch agriculture

Noting that the time for talk was over and that action was urgently needed, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf appealed to world leaders for 30 billion US dollars a year to re-launch agriculture and avert future threats of conflicts over food.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers protest moves to town squares

Argentine farmers begin Monday a new chapter of their 84 day conflict with the government over agriculture and taxing policies: beginning at ten in the morning they have invited workers, businessmen, professionals, students and anybody who supports their claims to strike until mid day.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia takes full control over British owned gas pipeline

Bolivia continued Monday with its nationalizing policy taking over all assets belonging to the gas pipeline company Transredes which is half owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Ashmore Energy International.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US looses to Brazil appeal on cotton subsidies dispute

The United States has lost its final appeal in a billion US dollar trade dispute with Brazil over subsidies to US cotton growers. A World Trade Organisation appeal panel upheld on Monday a ruling from December that found the US had breached trade rules over its subsidies to cotton farmers.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean ruling coalition cringes and leaders call for unity

Leaders from the Chilean coalition that has ruled since the return of democracy in 1990 warned that a setback in the coming municipal elections of next October could clear the way for a possible conservative victory in the 2009 presidential election.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Regional conflicts and food prices in OAS assembly agenda

The 38th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, opened this weekend in Colombia and although the motive of the meeting is “Youth and democratic values”, more pressing issues will have to be addressed by the gathering.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Tracking satellite for Chilean military and civilian use

Chile's Defence Ministry will be deciding in the coming days the acquisition of a satellite, dual purpose, military and civilian which is estimated would cost in the range of 70 million US dollars, according to military sources in Santiago.