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Stories for November 11th 2003

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    French oil demands $1 billion compensation from Argentina.

    French oil giant Total is demanding a billion US dollars compensation from Argentina before a World Bank investment protection arbitration tribunal arguing that the 2002 freeze of hydrocarbons prices and derivates, plus the devaluation of the Argentine currency has caused massive losses to the company.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    EU-Mercosur Brussels meeting.

    European Union and Mercosur ministers will be meeting this week in Brussels, Belgium in an attempt to rescue the strategic association agreement that has been seriously conditioned following the collapse of the September World Trade Organization round in Mexico.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    YPF-Repsol targets diversification.

    YPF-Repsol plans to invest 5,5 billion US dollars in Argentina in the coming four years, with 2,6 billion specifically earmarked for hydrocarbons exploration and production. The investment program is scheduled to be officially announced this week when the company's president Alfonso Cortina arrives in Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    “No second Lan Chile flight”

    A second weekly Lan Chile flight between the Falkland Islands and Punta Arenas is out of the question, reports Buenos Aires daily “Clarín” in its Monday edition.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Chile apologizes to Argentina for espionage incident.

    Chilean Foreign Secretary Soledad Alvear this Monday formally apologized to the Argentine Ambassador in the name of the Chilean government, for the military espionage attempt at the Argentine consulate in Punta Arenas.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Falklands Governor praises friendly Islanders.

    Falkland Islanders have been praised by the Governor, Mr Howard Pearce, for being a very warm, hospitable, welcoming community. He says he greatly enjoys his fascinating job.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Wulaia, a historical cruise.

    A group of Punta Arenas tourist operators have requested authorization for a cruise full of history and archaeology in the protected island of Navarino where aborigines first met English missionaries and later on visited by Fitz Roy and Charles Darwin.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Disappointing end to illegal fishing debate.

    A two week international meeting on piracy in the Southern Ocean, held in Hobart, Tasmania, ended on a disappointing note for its hosts after proposals for tighter controls against poaching were vetoed.