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Stories for May 30th 2001

  • Wednesday, May 30th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    South Amercia hot News.

  • Wednesday, May 30th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Recovery signals in Argentina

    Although the Argentine economy has began to show some tepid signals of recovery, it's still too early to consider it a consolidated tendency, according to local analysts. However analysts underline that the restructuring of 15 billion US dollars of foreign debt maturing in the next twelve months, has had a strong impact in consumer and local investment attitudes.

  • Wednesday, May 30th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    García closing in.

    Former president Alan García is running just a couple of points behind Alejandro Toledo in the final round this Sunday to elect Perú's next president. Latest polls indicate Mr. Toledo remains flat in 41%, while Mr. García has steadily and unexpectedly grown from 27% to 38% in the last three weeks.

  • Wednesday, May 30th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Book Prize for Former Falklands Veterinary Surgeon

    The former Falklands Government senior veterinary surgeon, Andrew Coe, has been awarded a United Kingdom writing prize for his book entitled Falkland Adventure.