MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2nd 2001
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Wednesday, May 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
FAM vaccination in Uruguay.
With over fifty reported cases of possible foot and mouth disease, FAM, outbreaks extending along the Argentine border, Uruguayan authorities have opted for a massive cattle vaccination campaign in an attempt to isolate the area, which has now extended to almost 20% of the country's territory.
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Wednesday, May 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Island Games: Isle of Mann Promise Biggest and Best Yet
With the ninth Island Games only nine weeks away, the sporting authorities in the Isle of Man are promising the biggest and best games ever.
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Wednesday, May 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
19th Anniversary of Belgrano sinking: She was not the priority target.
On the eve of the 19th anniversary of the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano, the Principal Submarine Warfare Officer with the British task force, Commander Jeff Tall, said that the elderly Argentine cruiser, a survivor of Pearl Harbour, was not the primary target for British nuclear submarines that day.
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Wednesday, May 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Famous Composer's new Antarctic Symphony. Interested in Writing Falklands Musical Work.
The internationally renowned composer and conductor , Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who has written the first Antarctic Symphony for fifty years, says he would love to revisit the Falklands which, he says, could inspire him to write music about the Islands.
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Wednesday, May 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
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