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Stories for December 16th 2004

• Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Record US trade deficit in October

  The United States trade deficit last October increased almost 9% reaching a record 55,5 billion US dollars totalling 500, 5 billion US dollars during the first ten months of 2004, reports the US Department of Commerce.

• Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazil leads world meat exports

  Brazil's meat exports this year should reach 5,8 billion US dollars, 42% above 2003, equivalent to 4,2 million tons, 23% over last year, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Off to the Mercosur get-together

  Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna today joins with President Néstor Kirchner for travel to Brazil to take part in the Mercosur summit that kicks off in the Brazilian city of Ouro Preto tomorrow.

• Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Tens of thousands of Antarctic penguin chicks could starve because an iceberg is blocking their pare

  Tens of thousands of Antarctic penguin chicks could starve because an iceberg is blocking their parents' access to coastal feeding grounds, officials say.