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Stories for July 30th 2002

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Galtieri allowed to return to house arrest

    Former Argentine dictator Leopoldo Galtieri will be released from jail and held under house arrest while a judge investigates if he played any role in the torture and execution of 22 guerrillas in 1980.

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Trade deal with U.S. will ruin agriculture sector

    Two Chilean lawmakers whose constituents are mostly comprised of rural farmers have warned that a free trade deal with the United States would ruin the country's agriculture sector and endanger more than a million jobs.

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Good day for Falklands Shooters

    22 year old Gareth Goodwin, in his first ever Commonwealth Games hit a magnificent 103 from a possible of 105, in the First Stage of the Individual Full-Bore competition.
    This is the highest ever score recorded by a Falklands shooter in the First Stage, since the Islands entered the Commonwealth Games in 1982. There are two stages remaining in this event.