MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2002
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
New Chilean Air Force Chief
Chilean president Raúl Lagos named this Monday General Osvaldo Sarabia Vilches as the new Commander of the Air Force, replacing General Patricio Ríos who finally resigned last October 13th after a serious confrontation with civilian authorities.
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News from South America
Peronist summit; Confrontation in Venezuela worsens; Chile confident about Lula
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
British parachute wings for Argentine
An Argentine Army officer, First Lieutenant Caesar Fragni, has been awarded his “wings” by the British Parachute Regiment, one of the elite British units which defeated the Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands in 1982. He is believed to be the first Argentine to earn British parachute wings.
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Monday, October 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News from Pta. Arenas
Record shearing; Magallanes Day; “A very poor performance”; Stray dogs and health risks;
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Monday, October 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Ireland paves the way for EU enlargement
Ireland overwhelmingly supported last Saturday the key Treaty of Nice that paves the way for the expansion of the European Union beginning January 2004. With all ballots counted 62,49% of voters said Yes, with no electoral circumscription voting against as happened a year ago when a similar vote rejected the Treaty.
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Monday, October 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Pinochet plan to poison Buenos Aires water
The sentencing of several Chilean Army officers found guilty of killing a former intelligence scientist involved in biological warfare revealed General Pinochet regime's plans to poison Buenos Aires drinking water reserves in the event of a war back in 1978.
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Monday, October 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Brazil's military power
Chile that recently purchased American built F-16 fighter bombers and Brazil the only country with an aircraft carrier are the main military concerns in Latinamerica according to the latest report “Military balance 2002/2003” by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, IISS.
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Monday, October 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Populist win in Ecuador
A former Colonel Lucio Gutiérrez is leading with 20,28% of the vote in Ecuador's tightest ever presidential election trailed by the country's wealthiest man, Alvaro Noboa with 17,41%, when over 95% of the vote count has concluded, according to the latest report of the Electoral Tribunal.
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Sunday, October 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Rio de la Plata storm causes one death and 1000 evacuations
One person died and 1000 were evacuated from the city and province of Buenos Aires due to the heavy rains and winds that have been hitting the Rio de la Plata area since Saturday.
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Sunday, October 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Preliminary results in Ecuador show Alvaro Noboa in the lead
Ecuador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced Sunday evening that 26 percent of the votes in the day's presidential election have been counted and that businessman Alvaro Noboa was in the lead with 17.47 percent.
