MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 2006
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Monday, June 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Bewildering array” of standards in fishing industry
The 10th meeting of the FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade in Santiago de Compostela, Spain was marked by vigorous debate among the 61 participating countries regarding the increasingly complex challenges of responsibly managing the globe-spanning fish trade sector.
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Sunday, June 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mega refinery project for Mesoamerica
Ten Latinamerican countries led by Mexico and Colombia agreed in Santo Domingo the building of a mega oil refinery which will ensure energy supply to the region at preferential prices.
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Sunday, June 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New South Atlantic Patrol HMS Chatham en route
HMS Chatham is en route to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia for her six months deployment as the South Atlantic Patrol Ship to protect British interests in the South Atlantic region.
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Sunday, June 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Peru: more than 16 million to vote a new President
Peruvians will vote today in a presidential election that may be closer than has long been expected.
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Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Shell sells Uruguay operations
Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras said yesterday it has completed the purchase of Royal Dutch Shell's fuel-and-distribution operations in Uruguay, acquiring 89 service stations across the country.
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Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: A ?penguin' for president
President Néstor Kirchner ? who revels in his avian nickname yesterday announced for the first time that the candidate of the “national concertation” he has called for will be a male or female “penguin,” but stopped short of saying whether he will seek re-election.
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Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean students reject gov't reform proposal
Militant Chilean high-school students have rejected a government proposal aimed at ending weeks of demonstrations and said they still planned to launch an escalated nationwide protest on Monday.
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Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela adds troops to Colombian border
Venezuela is beefing up its troop strength along the Colombian border, negotiating with Russia to set up arms factories, and preparing for a possible invasion, the army commander said Friday.
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Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina supports Venezuela to Security Council
Argentina supports Venezuela as non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council representing Latinamerica and the Caribbean confirmed Argentina's Foreign Affaire minister Jorge Taiana in Caracas.
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Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Colombian interest in Ecuador's Oxy concession
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has expressed interest in taking over the Amazon concession in Ecuador which belonged to US Occidental Petroleum.
