MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2006
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Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner to talk Mercosur with Lula today
The leaders of Argentina and Brazil are meeting in Sao Paulo this evening to discuss the future of the embattled Mercosur trade bloc, which is undergoing the worst political crisis since it was created 15 years ago.
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Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Australian and New Zealand war dead remembered in Falkland Islands
At dawn on the 25th of April, members of the growing Australian and New Zealand community in the Falkland Islands and friends gathered together at the Cross of Sacrifice in Stanley in an act of remembrance, which echoed similar gatherings taking place all over the world.
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Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
High oil prices and global warning are boosting renewable Bio-Energy
Under the pressure from soaring oil prices and growing environmental constraints, momentum is gathering for a major international switch from fossil fuels to renewable bio-energy sources such as sugar cane or sunflower seeds, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
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Tuesday, April 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Finland rejects involvement in Uruguay/Argentina dispute
Finland will not be involved in the Uruguay/Argentina controversy over the construction of pulp mills in the Uruguay but fully supports the Finnish Botnia investment and the company's environmental responsibility.
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Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Volcanic ash sickens hundreds in Peru
The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency during the week end in southern towns that have been showered by ash from the Ubinas volcano and asked the military to help evacuate poor farming families from the area.
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Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela makes it official: leaves CAN to join Mercosur
The Andean Nations Community, (CAN), secretariat received last weekend Venezuela's official relinquishment from the regional bloc and a request for a meeting to discuss trade.
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Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Garcia to the Peruvian presidential run off May 28
Ultra nationalist leader Ollanta Humala and former president Alan Garcia will be disputing the Peruvian presidential run off next May 28, according to the latest figures from the country's Electoral Process Board, ONPE.
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Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez forecasts Sandinista victory in Nicaragua
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez forecasted a former Sandinista guerrilla leader's victory in Nicaragua's presidential election next November 5.
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Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Until world tension abates”, oil prices will keep surging
Ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, conceded on Monday in Doha there was nothing they could do to halt surging oil prices that threaten consumer nations' economies.
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Monday, April 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil forecasts a budget primary “floor surplus” of 4.25%
Brazil's 2006 budget primary surplus will have a “floor of 4.25% of GDP” forecasted Finance minister Guido Mantega in Washington.
