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Stories for May 2004

  • Thursday, May 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Uruguay consumer prices climb 1,23% in April

    Consumer prices in Uruguay during April advanced 1,23% reaching 4,09% in the first four months of 2004. The Uruguayan Statistics Institute indicated that the increase was mainly because of vegetable and fruit prices influenced by a strong summer drought and the incoming winter fashion in Clothing.

  • Thursday, May 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Fisheries News.

    Headlines :
    Santa Cruz conditions licence renewal ; EU loses patience and increases blue whiting TAC; China and Chile to discuss; Scientists highlight problem of by-catch; EU bans tuna and swordfish from five countries; Spain takes 20% of European Seafood Exposition; Successful breeding of freshwater shrimp.

  • Thursday, May 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Gibraltar Breaking News.

    Headlines:
    Overseas Territories meeting in London; Tories solid rock behind Gibraltar; U.N. decolonization seminar in Papua New Guinea; Cruise controversy: UK diplomatic protest; Gibraltar Labour deplores Macshane's remarks.

  • Thursday, May 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Falkland Is. Team ? Press Release

    Falklands Teams preparing for it's first ever Commonwealth Young Games.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Fed keeps rate unchanged at 1%

    The Open Market Committee of the United States Federal Reserve decided this Tuesday to keep the Federal funds rate unchanged at 1%.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile: Breaking News.

    Headlines:
    Inflation remains below one digit in Chile; Neo-Nazi march in Santiago banned; More Chilean troops to Haiti.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Growing number of Peruvians long for Fujimori

    A majority of Peruvians 88,6%, disapprove President Alejandro Toledo's administration and 20,2% said they would vote for former president Alberto Fujimori if elections were held now, according to an opinion poll by the Peruvian Market Research Company, CPI published this week in Lima's press.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Recall referendum in Venezuela

    The contentious process leading to a recall referendum on Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez mandate advanced another step. Jorge Rodriguez, one of the five members of the independent National Electoral Council, CNE, told the press in Caracas this Tuesday that the training of staff for the task of ratifying or annulling signatures has begun.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentina's tax receipts confirms recovery

    Argentine authorities were on Monday expected to confirm the country's surging economic recovery by announcing that April tax receipts grew by 30 per cent compared with a year ago.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    FIBS Breaking News.

    Headlines:
    Sir Rex Hunt; British Forces Falkland Islands; HMS Sheffield;Falkland Islands Defences Forces; EOD; Tourist.