MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2002
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Friday, May 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
A plea for Mr. Cavallo
Seventy five world personalities figure in an open request to the Argentine government published in the New York Times, asking for an immediate consideration of Mr. Domingo Cavallo's legal situation and ensure that he is “treated in a fair and impartial way”.
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Friday, May 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
220.000 visas
US consular offices in Argentina are overwhelmed with requests for visas. Last year 20,000 were granted but this year at the current rate of 800/1000 per day, it is estimated that 220,000 visas will be the final number.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar rallies British public support
As talks between the British and Spanish Governments over Gibraltar's future have stalled, Gibraltar has launched a vigorous appeal in Britain to rally public support against any surrender of sovereignty to Spain.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Thousands at Falklands Flower Festival
Thousands of people have visited the Falklands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne for a church service and four-day flower festival commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Minister confident
Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna currently in Washington said he's confident on reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, based on a new program, by the end of June.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Crucial day for fast track
The US Senate is expected to approve this Thursday the Trade Promotion Authority, TPA, the former “fast track” that will enable the President Bush administration to involve in trade agreements with other countries and blocks.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Spanish losses
The Argentine crisis so far has cost the main Spanish companies with investments in the country an estimated 10,9 billion US dollars according to one of Madrid's main financial newspapers, Expansión.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Cardoso warns about the “Argentina syndrome”
“If the coming elected authorities of Brazil are incompetent, the country runs the risk of turning into a new Argentina”, warned Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso who has become directly involved in the campaign trail.
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Wednesday, May 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Conservative leader backs Falklands Urges armed forces be kept strong
In his first major public pronouncement on the Falkland Islands, the Opposition Conservative Party Leader, Iain Duncan Smith, has described the 1982 liberation as “a noble objective” and has warned against any further cuts in Britain's military strength. He argues that the armed forces must be given the resources to mount such an operation again should it be necessary.
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Tuesday, May 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC
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