MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2002
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Friday, October 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Friday Update
Headlines: Vet investigates cattle killing / Will oil giants Talisman join Desire? / Sex offence - Tellez two year probation / Sovereignty at CPA / Far Eastern delegation / Boosting bookworms.
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Friday, October 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Actualización Penguin News
Titulares: Veterinario investiga muerte de ganado / ¿El gigante petrolero Talismán se sumará a Desire? / Dura sentencia por delito sexual / Soberanía en la CPA / Delegación de Lejano Oriente / Fomentando el bichito de la lectura.
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Friday, October 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
The day after
With opinion polls indicating that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Hill and his Workers Party will be victorious in the first round of this Sunday's Brazilian crucial presidential election eyes are now set on the day after.
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Thursday, October 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' veteran head of Royal Navy
Admiral Sir Alan West, whose ship was sunk in the Falklands war, has been appointed to head the Royal Navy from September. Currently commander-in-chief fleet, he will succeed Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh, who is retiring.
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Wednesday, October 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
“Protest” vote growing
With just six months to the presidential election, the Argentine electorate is sending ever more clear signals of its rejection of the political system.
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Wednesday, October 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas in brief
World conferences / Spanish investment in port / Ozone hole splits / Unemployment at 8,5% / Eco-tourism in wildlife parks / Blackout in Town Hall? / Fourth methanol plant / Spanish partner for DAP airlines / Juvenile delinquency / Academic advance / Regional government in the red / UN ozone research in Punta Arenas.
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Wednesday, October 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
UK's new “Flexi-Carriers”
Britain's two new super aircraft carriers will be much more versatile and adaptable than those that fought in the Falklands War, according to new details announced by the Ministry of Defence.
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Wednesday, October 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
MP who aborted Argentine invasion visit
A former Member of Parliament, Sir Frederic Bennett, who criticised what he regarded as the complacency of the British Embassy in Buenos Aires on the eve of the Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands, has died aged 83.
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Tuesday, October 1st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Chile in Security Council
Chile was chosen last week to the United Nations Security Council as non permanent member and will take over from Colombia next January. Chile will hold the post for two years.
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Tuesday, October 1st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean unemployment almost unchanged
Unemployment in Chile during the June-August quarter dropped slightly (0,1%) to 9,6% compared to a year ago, but actually increased 0,2% over the previous quarter.
