Chile's oil company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo, ENAP will remain in government hands and plans to invest in the next tour years, 1,35 billion US dollars, 55% of which overseas.
Wild dogs attacked and killed several Dama deer in a field just five kilometres from Puerto Natales, endangering a project to promote the breeding of deer in Magallanes Region.
Following an invitation from the Ministry of Economy four leading Magallanes companies will be represented in the Chilean business delegation scheduled to visit Spain and France in the next two weeks.
The second stage of the expansion of the Chilean Armed Forces hospital in Punta Arenas involving 4,5 million US dollars will be ready by January 2003.
Commonwealth Parliaments have made a powerful call on Britain to recognise the results of Gibraltar's November 7 Referendum. The call comes in a resolution backed by 27 countries during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting held in Namibia last week, according to press reports from the Rock.
Headlines: Falkland Islands' silence for 9/11 / Bingham book claims persecution / New Navy drama / James' business diploma.
Titulares: Minuto de silencio por el 9/11 en Falklands / Libro de Bingham alega persecución / La vida en la Marina Real / Diploma para James.
A Spanish expedition began this week the Kraken Project, whose objective is discover and film for the first time ever an Architeuthis or giant squid that until now have only been found dead or in the imagination of brilliant writers such as Frenchman Jules Verne.
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EU lifts poultry ban; Air traffic keeps dropping; Naval exercises; Cruise optimism in Punta Arenas; Record price for the US dollar in Chile; Ushuaia has world's highest level of ultraviolet radiation
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Paraguay to Brazil: Shut Oviedo up; Chile sets up its first unemployment compensation program; Brazilian presidential candidate Lula climbs in polls;Brazil gets $30bn IMF loan