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Stories for November 2002

  • Tuesday, November 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Breaking News from Chile

    Headlines: Cruise season at full steam; Spanish frigate in Punta Arenas; Chile-EU sign agreement.

  • Tuesday, November 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Argentine elections April 27

    Others headlines: Toledo needs a new start; Lula sends a warning

  • Monday, November 18th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Bolivian president pledges productive 2003 Ibero-American Summit

    Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada has pledged to organize an Ibero-American Summit next year that will be as productive as the one that ended Saturday night in Playa Bavaro.

  • Saturday, November 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Conciliatory signs

    International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Koehler said this Friday in Berlin that the IMF is committed to reach an agreement with Argentina.

  • Saturday, November 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Insipid EU-Mercosur round

    European Union and Mercosur delegates ended in Brasilia their eighth round of negotiations for the creation of an association agreement with not much hopes of convergence in the controversial issue of agriculture.

  • Saturday, November 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Latin American Leaders Hold Talks

    Latin American leaders gathered in a summit yesterday Friday 15th, discussing ways to ease poverty, fight drug trafficking and heal internal strife.

  • Friday, November 15th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Argentina “pre-defaults”

    The World Bank confirmed this Thursday that it received a partial payment of 79,2 million US dollars from Argentina against a scheduled payment of 805 million US dollars that was due last October 15. However the World Bank said that “it welcomes statements by government officials that Argentina remains committed to rectifying the situation as soon as possible”.

  • Friday, November 15th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Penguin News Friday Update

    Headlines: Warm Falklands greeting for Duke of York; Islanders medal; Licence fees lowered but hopes still high for season.

  • Friday, November 15th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    Actualización Penguin News

    Titulares: Cálido saludo de las Falklands al Duque de York / Medalla para Isleños / Reducen valor de licencias pero todavía hay esperanza de una buena temporada de pesca.

  • Thursday, November 14th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

    British media interest in Falklands veterans

    The Falkland Islands visit of the Duke of York and more than 200 other veterans of the 1982 war has been widely covered in the British media, not just in national newspapers and on major television channels, but especially in local newspapers, local radio and regional television. Some radio stations have carried daily reports, interviewing local men recounting their experiences of the fighting.