MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 2004
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Sunday, February 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan Ambassador Says Flangini Not Speaking for Government
Uruguay's top fisheries official has been denounced as a loose cannon in his country for challenging Australia's sovereignty of McDonald and Heard islands in the Southern Ocean.
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Sunday, February 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar News.
Headlines:
Spain to challenge Gib-European vote; Gib Liberals invited to Asian conference; Spain claims Gib banks launder money; Praise for Kofi Annan decolonization statement. -
Sunday, February 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Carnival Celebration
After a night of partying, men in wedding dresses, women in nun's habits, and imitation Arab sheiks danced with 40,000 others to traditional sambas on the second day of the world's most famous carnival celebration Saturday
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Saturday, February 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Scioli calls for “sovereignty talks”
Argentine vice-president Daniel Scioli called on the United Kingdom to restablish sovereignty negotiations over the Falkland Islands underlining that the issue for Argentina is “a state policy for which the government toils tirelessly”.
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Saturday, February 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Air links: Falklands admits “proposals”, denies agreement
An article in today's Argentine national daily newspaper Ambito Financiero reports that Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa and British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell agreed three things during their talks which took place in Buenos Aires earlier this week. However in Stanley a Councillor speaking for the Falklands government described the points as “proposals”.
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Friday, February 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Memorial leaves for Falklands Friday
This Friday morning the vessel transporting the blocks for the Argentine Memorial to be assembled in Darwin Cemetery will be leaving the port of Campana.
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Friday, February 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Vigorous recovery of Argentine industry
Argentine industry expanded 3,2% in January compared to December while industrial
capacity dropped to 65,6% (form 66,5%) according to the latest release from the National Statistics and Census Office. -
Friday, February 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Duhalde ratifies Mercosur support for Toledo
Mercosur expressed its full support to Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo and called on the people and leaders of the country to defend the democratic system “in the framework of respect to constitutional principles”.
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Friday, February 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Commonwealth conference closes; Simpkins case: charge dropped; Cruises this week. -
Friday, February 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Maya V Crew Arrest Conditions Lightened
Bail surety to ensure crew alleged to be involved in pirate toothfishing aboard the Maya V did not flee the country, was lessened yesterday by an Australian Court.
