MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2001
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Monday, May 14th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Argentines catch poachers.
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Friday, May 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News.
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Friday, May 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Agenda Released for 47th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
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Thursday, May 10th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan beef for Europe in June.
The European Union will resume beef imports from Uruguay a month after the sanitary authorities of this country finish with the foot and mouth vaccination of the whole Uruguayan cattle stock.
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Wednesday, May 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Train Robber Ronnie Biggs back in Britain. Under arrest, in court, and appealing for release.
Ronald Biggs, the Great Train Robber, who spent many years in Brazil as a fugitive from British justice, is back behind bars in an English jail. Mercopress Correspondent Harold Briley, formerly based in Brazil as a foreign correspondent, knew Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro.
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Wednesday, May 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas: coordinated cruise promotion.
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Tuesday, May 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil faces foot and mouth disease
Brazilian sanitary authorities have began vaccinating 4,2 million head of cattle along the Argentine and Uruguayan border in an attempt to prevent foot and mouth disease, FAM, from spreading into the country
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Tuesday, May 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Hot News.
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Tuesday, May 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
United Kingdom Election: June 7th Official. Tony Blair Asks for New Mandate.
The United Kingdom general election has been officially declared for June 7th. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, announced the date after seeking the Queen's approval for the dissolution of the present Parliament, in which the Labour Party has for four years enjoyed an overwhelming majority, won in May 1997. This ended 18 years of Conservative Party rule under Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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Monday, May 7th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
South America Breaking News.
