MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2006
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian Army “proud” of March 1964 coup
The Brazilian commander of the Army praised the military coup of 1964 and said the service was proud of its past.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Sharing economic expansion with all the population
The difference between Chile and the rest of Latinamerican countries is that Chile used economic growth to improve social development indexes, said former Socialist president Ricardo Lagos in an international bankers meeting in Zurich.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US citizens value Hispanics “hard work and family values”
A survey from the Pew organization shows United States citizens split about the presence of foreigners working in the country and their contribution to the economy.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Transport study: consultation ends soon
THE government of the Falkland Islands will spend over £4 million this year on internal transport ? that's over £1,700 per head of population and accounts for almost 10% of government expenditure.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Only Total and ENI out of new Venezuelan oil contracts
French oil company Total and Italy's ENI have refused to accept the new Venezuelan rules for extracting crude, which forces them to become minority partners of Venezuelan government owned oil company PDVSA.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Energy hungry Chile faces the challenge of new sources
Canadian miner Falconbridge is evaluating a project to build a 600 million US dollars hydroelectric power plant in southern Chile. The project, known as Energia Austral, would involve the construction of a 740 MW hydroelectric power generating plant on the Cuervo river in Chile's Aysén region.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine beef farmers warn of further protests
Thousands of Argentine farmers and people linked to the industry protested Monday against the government decision to freeze beef exports for six months until prices in the domestic market begin to fall to a “reasonable level”.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Call for writing off Latam poor countries debts
The Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, should write off Latinamerica poor countries debt because this will contribute to regional development and help reduce illegal migration to United States argued US Hispanic members of Congress.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
FAM outbreak in Argentina “eradicated”
Argentina's animal sanitary officials stated Monday that the foot and mouth outbreak reported last February in the northeast of the country had been “put under control and eradicated”.
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Monday, April 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Increase reserves” Argentina tells oil companies
Argentina will demand oil and gas companies to increase their reserves announced Planning Minister Julio De Vido. The minister and one of President Kirchner's closest aides specifically mentioned Repsol-YPF, Petrobras and Chevron.
