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• Tuesday, June 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Powell Heads for Talks in Argentina.

  Secretary of State Colin Powell is on a goodwill mission to Argentina, ready to offer friendship to newly installed President Nestor Kirchner and hoping to put U.S.-Argentine relations on a sounder footing.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Consequences of the US-Chile free trade agreement; VAT increase to compensate tariff losses;
  Euro interests cut to 2%; Highest US unemployment in nine years.

• Monday, June 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines
  Antarctic Treaty meeting in Madrid; Chávez popularity receding; Argentina poised to grow 5%; Aerolíneas Argentinas to sell 35% equity;

• Monday, June 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Colin Powell arrives in Chile to attend OAS meeting.

  U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Santiago de Chile Sunday evening to attend the annual OAS meeting this week.

• Sunday, June 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Strengthening democracy.

  Upholding and strengthening democratic governance figures as top priority of the Organization of American States, OAS, 33rd. General Assembly agenda that begins this Sunday in Santiago de Chile.

• Sunday, June 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Another US-Brazil round

  The OAS general assembly in Santiago de Chile will be the scenario for another round of United States-Brazil talks, in anticipation of Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's official visit to Washington.

• Saturday, June 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  U.S., Chile Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement

  On June 6, the United States and Chile signed a Free Trade Agreement
  (FTA) “that when fully implemented eliminates bilateral tariffs,
  lowers trade barriers, promotes economic integration and expands
  opportunities for the peoples of both countries,” the Office of the
  U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced.

• Friday, June 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina opens secret service files on terrorist attacks.

  The new Argentine government ordered secret service files to be opened to help the investigation of the bloodiest terrorist attack ever suffered by the country.

• Friday, June 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Free Trade Agreement between Chile and U.S.A.

  Culminating a process begun almost nine years ago, Chile today Friday will become the first South American country to sign a free trade agreement with the United States

• Thursday, June 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  President Kirchner Asks Congress to Remove Judges.

  Argentine President Nestor Kirchner criticized the Supreme Court and called on Congress to remove one or more of its justices, a move that may help consolidate his political power.