MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2006
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine beef exports contracting
Argentina exported last January 41.056 tons of beef valued in 114.9 million US dollars which represents a 5% volume drop and 27% contraction in value.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills conflict: No Kirchner/ Vazquez summit
A meeting between Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez and his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner, when they both coincide in Chile, to address the pulp mills conflict has not been contemplated according to Uruguayan Executive sources in Montevideo.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Navy incorporates two refurbished frigates
Two refurbished Dutch built frigates incorporated to the Chilean Navy surface fleet were officially received Monday in the port of Valparaíso.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Reports rubbished about Argentine threat to Falklands
Argentina is behaving in an increasingly bellicose way over the Falkland Islands, a prominent British MP has warned.
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Haiti: Aristide return may mean chaos
The critical issue of whether Haitian President-elect Rene Preval will allow the return from exile of his political mentor - ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide - will be taken up this week at meetings with Aristide's South African hosts, Haitian and foreign officials say.
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay seeks deeper trade relations with U.S.
Uruguay looks to Washington for trade ties but not a free-trade agreement yet, the minister of industry, energy and mining said in Miami.
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil clears law on Amazon wood logging
Brazil has approved a law granting licences for wood logging in publicly owned sections of the Amazon rainforest, a move aimed at halting its destruction.
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Councillors prepare for another tough budget
The Falkland Islands face an economically difficult year which means the elected Councillors have some tough decisions ahead regarding spending priorities
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands not enthusiastic about Westminster representation
Falkland Islands Councillors did not show much enthusiasm about a proposal for the British Overseas Territories to have direct representation in the Westminster and European Union Parliaments.
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Tango dancing crowd takes over Buenos Aires
A huge open ball with an estimated 10.000 couples dancing “milonga” Saturday night in the heart of Buenos Aires was the highlight of the ten days long Tango Festival, organized by the city's government.
