Topic: South America
Argentina claims progress for Falkands talks with Britain
AFP Global Edition
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said that there has been progress in creating the conditions for Britain to discuss the ownership of the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands. "We are advancing towards creating political and diplomatic conditions so that finally the United Kingdom understands that it should comply with United Nations ...
Mayor vows to clean up Venezuela's filthy capital
AP News
Mayor seizes waste-management companies, vows to clean up Venezuela's trash-strewn capitalIt's a dirty job, and now the government's gonna do it. A mayor loyal to President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his office will take over two waste-collection companies the are responsible for picking up garbage in ...
Venezuela Spain
AP News
Venezuela's Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami, right, delivers a speech as two Spanish citizens, first and second from left, look on prior to being deported at the Maiquetia airport in Caracas, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Venezuelan authorities repatriated 18 Spanish inmates, serving time on drug-trafficking charges, to complete the ...
Venezuela ups proven oil reserves by 23 percent
AFP Global Edition
Venezuela announced Thursday its proven oil reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels at the end of 2009, a 23 percent increase thanks mostly to heavy crude oil finds that are difficult to extract. The new aggregate reserves -- an additional 39.24 billion barrels -- came mainly from the Orinoco Heavy ...
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