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Stories for January 2004

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines:
  NZ crusade against poachers; Protectionist measures for farmed salmon industry; Chile, first world salmon producer; Controversial salmon study finds support; US-Brazilian shrimp dispute could reach WTO.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Lan Chile confirms 11 charter flight cancellations.

  Lan Chile refused to qualify the Argentine government's decision to close its airspace to Chilean charter flights to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguayan industry tepid recovery

  The second 2003 semester was positive for almost all sectors of the Uruguayan industry, suffering from a deep recession going back to 1998, according to the latest release from the Uruguayan Chamber of Industry.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina plans for the Security Council.

  Argentina assured this week the “unanimous support” from the Latinamerican and Caribbean group for its election as a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2005.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Euro zone calls for “responsibility” regarding US dollar

  Euro zone Finance and Economy ministers called on “responsibility” from the United States regarding the steady revaluation of the Euro vs the US dollar, fearing the risk of monetary volatility to incipient economic growth in the European Union.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Strict new drinking law in Chile

  With the enforcement of the new Chilean Alcohol Bill, Punta Arenas opening hours for liquor stores and discotheques are considerably reduced and the under 18 are definitively banned from pubs.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  No Argentine officials at Memorial unveiling

  No Argentine officials will be travelling to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial to be erected in Darwin to the memory of the 649 Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  The voice of Gibraltar Group.

  So, it appears that the vultures are preparing to return to the roost in spring, after a long winter in the cold.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay wants to end spat with Argentina over missing persons.

  The Uruguayan government wants to put an end to its “war of communiques” with Argentina - sparked by Argentina's demand for information on a long-missing citizen and the Uruguayan president's retort - an Uruguayan official said Monday.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  EU closer to an understanding on catches

  The new hake, Norway lobster and sole recovery plan, submitted by the European Commission on Thursday January 15 states that hake vessels operating in Iberian waters will have to reduce their fishing days by 10% annually over a five year period, beginning 2005.