MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 5th 2002
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Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas in snow alert
Magallanes Mayor Raúl Hein Bozic warned Punta Arenas residents on Tuesday that a new heavy snow storm has been forecasted and recommended people to remain in their homes.
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Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
President Batlle apologized
Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle offered a tearful public apology for remarks made last Monday when he called Argentines a “bunch of thieves”, officially putting an end to a diplomatic incident that sent tremors on both sides of the River Plate.
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Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
US support for Argentina . Testing European consumers
United States government publicly endorsed Argentina's latest efforts to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund, IMF.
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Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: New squid licence register opens
The Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has approved a proposal to be sent to the Application Authority concerning a series of definitions for squid (Illex argentinus) management for the 2003 season.
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Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar smear denied
The Foreign Office in London has denied accusations by Gibraltar that it has attempted to smear the territory's reputation as an international financial centre, in efforts to exert pressure for a sovereignty-sharing deal with Spain.
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Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands football fans favour England
?It's so sad that some Argentine football players talk of “revenge for the 1982 defeat”, as opposed to wanting to win the game for sporting reasons'. The thoughts of Julie Clarke, proprietor of the popular Globe Tavern bar in Stanley, where around 300 football fans are expected to stand, shoulder to shoulder, at 7-30 on Friday morning to watch the eagerly awaited Argentine ? England clash.
