MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2002
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Friday, October 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Friday Update
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Thursday, October 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands children welcome 1982 veterans
Falklands children born long after the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands will play a major part in welcoming Task Force veterans on their first mass pilgrimage since 1982, from November 7th to 12th . It will be the last and most memorable of the 20th anniversary events which have involved so many veterans and their supporters in the United Kingdom and the Falklands.
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Thursday, October 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
EU approves expansion
The European Commission approved this Wednesday a historic report recommending that ten new countries be admitted into the European Union by 2004. Future members who have fulfilled EU political and economic criteria are Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Malta.
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Wednesday, October 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Ciro Gomes supports Lula
Former centre left candidate Ciro Gomes announced his full, “unrestricted and enthusiastic” support for Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the October 27th run off for the Brazilian presidency.
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Wednesday, October 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
“Silver Shadow” in Montevideo
Rumsfeld to visit Chile; September inflation 0,8%; Exports and foreign debt.
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Wednesday, October 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Crucial Anglo-Argentine period
Two former British diplomats who exerted significant influence on important events in the United Kingdom's relations with Latin America have died.
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Tuesday, October 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas brief News
ENAP drilling in Puerto Natales; Overweight infants; Chileans return to Patriot Hill; Air rates increase; Foreign affairs expert; “Nathaniel Palmer” leaves Punta Arenas; Agreement to protect Antarctica; Sherman tank for Magallanes; Salmon farming boom; Antibiotic experiment with plants...
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Tuesday, October 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
President Duhalde optimism
Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde said that the country would reach an understanding with the International Monetary Fund before November 9th when Argentina must honour a 250 million US dollars debt with the World Bank.
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Tuesday, October 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
South America News
Dairy farmers of the world unite; Mega cruise conglomerate; Looking for investors; Chile and Mercosur; “The Argentine Consensus”; Argentine inflation recedes; Omega 3 fish oil from squid; Chilean red please;Salmon and trout exports drop in value...
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Monday, October 7th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil: Yet another battle?
In spite of the overwhelming showing in Brazil's Sunday presidential election, almost doubling his closest opponent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have a run-off next October 27th.
