MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 21st 2003
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Preparing for the WTO Cancún trade round
Several Latinamerican countries joined China, India, South Africa among others, in the presentation before the World Trade Organization, WTO, of a proposal to liberalize agriculture trade in response to a previous initiative from United States and the European Union, described as “unbalanced”.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine minister denies any “institutional risk”
The Argentine government “stands in cohesion” and the differences between president Nestor Kirchner and vice-president Daniel Scioli represent no “institutional risk”, underlined this week Alberto Fernández Argentine government cabinet chief.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine economy “cooling”
Even when the Argentine economy shows a strong expansion compared to a year ago the latest official economic data release indicate that activity is slowing down particularly in the industrial sector.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilians applaud cut in interest rates
The Brazilian government, business leaders and unions on Wednesday lauded the 2.5 percent decrease in interest rates announced by the Central Bank but noted that the rates must continue to come down to help the economy.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Signatures invalid, so probably no referendum this year
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on a four-day official visit to Argentina, said Wednesday that it was unlikely that a referendum to recall his mandate would be held this year because the signatures submitted by the opposition to initiate the process have no constitutional validity.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Patrol boat finally joins pursuit.
Frozen squid supply may drop.The SA Agulhas finally set sail on Tuesday (19 August) from Marion Island, and was heading at full speed to join the Australian patrol boat, the Southern Supporter, in hot pursuit of the Uruguayan vessel, Viarsa.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Senate annuls amnesty laws on human rights violations
The Argentine Senate on Thursday annulled amnesty laws which benefited 1,000 mainly soldiers and police officers accused of committing human rights violations during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
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Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC
12th World Corriedale Congress in Uruguay
The Corriedale Breeders Society of Uruguay has the pleasure to organize the 12th World Corriedale Congress at the Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay, in September 2003.
