MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2003
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Friday, March 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Sir Christopher “Each country decides”
British Ambassador Sir Robin Christopher in Buenos Aires said that “each country decides whether to support or not to support the war”, but “this in no way will affect relations”.
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Friday, March 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Fisheries News.
Headlines: New Antarctic species discovered; Asmar to build hi-tech oceanic fishing boat; Increase in fuel price threatens fishing industry; Uruguayan-Argentine maritime commission lacks funds. Cartographic updating
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Friday, March 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Headlines: War in the Middle East; New management and record catches for CFL; Good news for budget; Wave injures fishermen; New FIDC manager.
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Friday, March 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Actualización Penguin News
Titulares: Guerra en Medio Oriente; Nuevo gerente y capturas récord en CFL; Buenas noticias para el presupuesto; Ola hiere a pescadores; Nuevo Gerente
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Wednesday, March 19th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News.
Headlines: Mercosur requests open markets from Europe; Fed keeps rates unchanged.
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Wednesday, March 19th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerica condemns war and demands disarmament
All Mercosur members and most of Latinamerican countries are against military action in action and in spite of US President George Bush 48 hours ultimatum to Iraq, the region still expects a diplomatic solution to the confrontation including the full disarmament of the Baghdad regime.
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Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Hot News
Headlines: Argentina says “No” to the British; Chile: Trade and Iraq, “completely independent”; Praise from Köhler
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Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
IMF after tax and pension reforms
The IMF had encouraging words for the current stringent budgetary policy of Brazil, but also warned that the maintenance of the needed surpluses would be facilitated by early action on proposed tax and pension reform. The remark was included in an official IMF release following the completion by the Executive Board of the second review of Brazil's performance under the US$31.4 billion Stand-By Arrangement approved last September 6, 2002. Completion of the review allows Brazil to draw up to US$4.1 billion, half of which is under the Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF).
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Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Families Commission make whistle-stop visit to Falkland Islands.
A group of nine people representing the Argentine Families Commission, the architects responsible for designing the Darwin Memorial and the businessmen who will be funding the project today visited the Falkland Islands for a whistle-stop series of meetings with the local authorities and the construction firm working on this project.
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Monday, March 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News
Headlines: Mercosur rice farmers demand fair markets; World's leading soybean producer; Nuclear surveillance station in Punta Arenas; Lan Chile hikes air fares; Chilean depositors nervous; Inflation drops in Brazil; Lula tightens control on his party; The elusive ”Kraken project;
