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Stories for September 15th 2004

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    FIBS Breaking news.

    Headlines:
    New Appointment; £25,000 for Boston Seafood Exhibit; Santiago based Chamber of Commerce to visit; Artist James' London opening.

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazilian Debt Greatest in Latin America.

    The 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to end 2004 with a gross foreign debt of $776 billion, a report released by Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika said.

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazil is Hackers Favourite.

    Brazil has become the global capital for computer hacking and internet fraud, according to experts at a meeting in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital. 500 experts from around the world are attending the first international conference to combat electronic crime.

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Worlds First Super Telescope.

    Australia will build in the south east of the country a ‘super-telescope' called “SkyMapper” with which it hopes to provide the first digital map of the sky in the southern hemisphere, the Australian National University (UNA) has reported.

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    FOG Stock Market Debut.

    Falkland Oil and Gas is to offer investors a stake on possible oil reserves near the Falkland Islands later this week, when it announces details of its planned Aim listing.

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Oil: OPEC Agrees to Increase Production Quota.

    OPEC has agreed to increase official oil production by a million barrels a day, equivalent to 4%, up to 27 million barrels, in the hope off bringing prices down to under U$40.

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile's Pinochet Enters Hospital.

    Chilean former dictator Augusto Pinochet was admitted to a Military Hospital, apparently with “an acute respiratory condition,”, the hospital said

  • Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    FIBS: Caught in the Net.

    This year's loligo catch looks set to go down as one of the worst in Falkland's history.