Stories for March 26th 2004

Friday, March 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Energy crisis makes Argentina rationalize gas exports.

The Argentine government decided Thursday evening to rationalize natural gas exports to ensure domestic market supply, according to official sources in Buenos Aires.

Friday, March 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Almost half of Argentines still poor.

Eleven million people, just below half the total Argentine population still live under the poverty line and five million of them are described as living in indigent conditions, according to the latest report from the National Statistics Office.

Friday, March 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Islands welcome record breaker Ellen; Argentine icebreaker in Falklands zone: no explanation yet;
Aerial survey for minerals begins; Squid catches still low; Horticultural show.