MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 2003
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Friday, July 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina free of FAM with vaccination
Argentina was officially declared free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination by the Paris based International Epizooties Organization, OIE. However the decision actually applies to the north of parallel 42, since Patagonia has and continues to be free of FAM without vaccination.
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Friday, July 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
San Matías Gulf hake quotas under review.
The Río Negro government's Fisheries Advisory Council is calling on fishing companies to evaluate the future distribution of hake quotas since this is the most important resource in the San Matías Gulf.
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Friday, July 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Friday 11th update
Headlines: Three medals for Falklands; Revenue up; Tributes to hero; Falklands poll.
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Friday, July 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Volkswagen Shows Last Edition of Beetle
As the oldest passenger car still in production, the old Beetle enjoyed one last moment of newness again, as Volkswagen unveiled the “Last Edition” of the bug, a cult classic the company plans to stop producing in a few weeks.
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Thursday, July 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina May OK 'Dirty War' Extradition
President Nestor Kirchner is considering passing a decree allowing former military leaders accused of human rights abuses during Argentina's military dictatorship to be extradited for trial, news reports said Wednesday.
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Wednesday, July 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands 16th in medals table at Islands Games.
The Falklands total of three medals a silver and two bronze, left them in 16th place in the medal table, as the 10th NatWest Island Games closed in the Channel Island of Guernsey.
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Wednesday, July 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Strong trade surplus in Chile.
Chile managed a trade surplus of 1.798,6 billion during the first half of 2003, with exports totalling 10.359 billion and imports 8,561 billion US dollars.
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Wednesday, July 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Lula faces first strike
With only six months in office Brazilian president and former union leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces his first national strike following federal government employees' decision to cease activities in protest against the proposed reform to the pension system.
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Wednesday, July 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Fisheries News
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Salmon company denies poor employment practices; Brazil targets tripling fishery exports; EC aid finally approved; Fisheries 'must be' withdrawn from Euro Constitution; -
Wednesday, July 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Veteran dies in drowning tragedy
Tributes have been paid in the United Kingdom and in the Falkland Islands to a hero of the 1982 conflict who has drowned while attempting to rescue his wife and child in a boating tragedy while on holiday in Cyprus.
