Stories for April 2nd 2004

Friday, April 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine war dead receive long standing Memorial.

Twenty two years ago, on 2 April 1982, during a Military assignment code-named 'Operacion Azul' (Operation Blue) special Argentine Forces captured the Falkland Islands. Ten weeks later more than 700 Argentine servicemen were dead as Britain recovered the Islands, losing 255 men in the process.

Friday, April 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Explosive Ordnance Disposal moves out; Illex collapse hits budget; Almirante Irizar was ?in Argentine waters'; Belt up in future; Meetings postponed; Governor meets the Queen.

Friday, April 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

“Cautious optimism” about the region's future.

“The storm is gone, recession is gone”, but the situation can't go further than a “cautious optimism”, warned Enrique Iglesias, president of the Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, during the closing ceremony of the bank's 45th annual assembly that was held this week in Lima, Peru.

Friday, April 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Convicted “Maya V” crew leave Australia.

Nearly all of the crew members arrested aboard the Uruguayan flagged longliner “Maya V” will leave Australia within 72 hours, a court was told today (April 1, 2002) in Perth, Western Australia.