Stories for November 13th 2003
Tribute to RAF's Falklands Operations.
The Falkland Islands Association has paid tribute to the Royal Air Force for its remarkable operations in helping to liberate the Falklands in 1982 and for its continuing help in the 21 years since, with its radar stations and fighter patrols deterring any prospect of renewed Argentine hostility, its regular direct air link from the United Kingdom via Ascension Island, its air-sea rescue and emergency medical evacuation services to Montevideo and the United Kingdom, and air surveillance of illegal fishing activity.
Experienced Helicopter pilot is new CBFFI.
The new Commander of British Forces in the Falkland Islands (CBFFI) is Air Commodore Richard H Lacey, MA, who takes up the post in December.
Peru-US free trade talks.
Peru announced that next week formal talks for a bilateral free trade agreement will commence in Washington.
Hot News from Chile.
Headlines:
Chilean peso eases appreciation; Lawsuit against Lan Chile.
Soros campaigns against Bush's re-election.
Hungarian born tycoon George Soros and now United States resident made a donation of five million US dollars to a campaign to prevent the re-election of president George Bush in 2004, according to The Washington Post.
Vessel with radioactive waste avoids Cape Horn.
The “Fret Moselle” transporting nuclear residue from Australia to France will not be crossing Cape Horn in the extreme of South America as originally suspected, according to reports from Argentine and Chilean diplomatic sources.
UK denies extradition of Iranian diplomat.
The British government decided on Wednesday to turn down Argentina's request for the extradition of a former Iranian diplomat Buenos Aires wants in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that left 85 dead and 200 wounded.
Thunderstorms kills 13 in Argentina.
Thunderstorms that swept furiously across central Argentina late Tuesday and all of Wednesday left thirteen dead and caused widespread damage extending to neighbouring Uruguay as the rain, strong winds and hail moved east.
