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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comMon, 12 May 2008 02:09 BSTMon, 12 May 2008 02:19:23 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ecdcb86-1fb2-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ecdcb86-1fb2-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlBrazil's government is running without a legislative agenda, threatening the economic growth that has boosted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's popularityMon, 12 May 2008 02:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/200c5fd4-1c8b-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/200c5fd4-1c8b-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlNews of another strike in Argentina causes a sudden spike in international grain prices and immediately pushed soyabean futures up 2.5% in Chicago to $12.96 a bushelThu, 8 May 2008 03:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbdb74a-19ff-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbdb74a-19ff-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe opposition to the government in Bolivia's gas-rich eastern region of Santa Cruz achieved a landslide victory of more than 85 per cent in an unofficial vote on autonomy Mon, 5 May 2008 00:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38b54c8a-172c-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38b54c8a-172c-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlPresident Hugo Chavez said the government will take control of the country's top steelmaker, Argentine-controlled Ternium Sidor, even as negotiations with the company continueThu, 1 May 2008 05:21 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/587d6308-17b9-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/587d6308-17b9-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlPoliticians to discuss how to spend future oil income and what relationship Mexico should have with foreign oil companiesThu, 1 May 2008 21:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cd97cea-17d6-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cd97cea-17d6-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlSouth America's biggest economy leaves behind its boom-and-bust days as it gets investment grade status from S&P for the first time, making it a safe choice for investorsFri, 2 May 2008 03:21 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0d69efe-1719-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0d69efe-1719-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlMexican migrant workers sent less money home in the first quarter of this year than they did a year ago, according to figures released by the country's Central BankThu, 1 May 2008 02:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45e1d2d4-16eb-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45e1d2d4-16eb-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlLocated in a historical mining area, La Oroya is a town of about 30,000 people who almost solely rely on the smelter for survival; yet survival is what seems to be at riskWed, 30 Apr 2008 22:04 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d7f48ce-16df-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d7f48ce-16df-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlArgentina will protest to Britain over plans by UK companies for exploratory drilling around the Falkland IslandsWed, 30 Apr 2008 19:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70bea470-163f-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70bea470-163f-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlArgentina signed a contract with a consortium led by Alstom of France to build the first high-speed train in the Americas, linking Buenos Aires with the cities of Rosario and Córdoba in three hoursWed, 30 Apr 2008 00:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1bdd29a-1480-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1bdd29a-1480-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlTelevisa and Univision are set to square up in court in a trial that could reshape the multi-billion-dollar Spanish-language television sector in the USSun, 27 Apr 2008 22:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf3cbec6-147b-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf3cbec6-147b-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlTwo of Brazil's biggest telecoms companies have said they are to merge in a controversial deal that is outlawed under current legislation Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a59e08c4-1285-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a59e08c4-1285-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlArgentine President Cristina Fernández has appointed Carlos Fernández, a loyal government disciple as economy minister, replacing Martín Lousteau who quit after being sidelined within the cabinetFri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65222988-1226-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65222988-1226-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe oil group plans to spend $60m buying a 50 per cent stake in a Brazilian joint venture and invest a further $500m in two ethanol refineries, but denies its proposals to produce ethanol from sugar cane will affect food suppliesThu, 24 Apr 2008 19:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d76239ce-121d-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d76239ce-121d-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.html Cosan, Brazil's biggest sugar and ethanol producer, has agreed to buy the Esso chain of filling stations in Brazil from ExxonMobil for $826m plus $198m in debt Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:10 BST