MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 2003
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Friday, February 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil jet-maker cuts delivery target
Shares of Brazil's Embraer, the world's fourth-largest commercial jet manufacturer, fell on Thursday after it cut its aircraft delivery targets for this year and next.
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Thursday, February 13th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Epic long-distance toothfish swim
Scientists say that a fish normally found only in South Atlantic waters must have made an epic unprecedented journey of eight-thousand miles (nearly 13-thousand kilometres) when it was caught off the coast of Greenland. The furthest north that a Patagonian toothfish has previously been caught is in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay.
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Thursday, February 13th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Fisheries News
Headlines: Spanish rock cod project in Southwest Atlantic; Fishing companies take subsidy battle to WTO; Galicia calls for ban to reduce fishing effort; Lula vetoes unemployment benefits for fishermen; Proposed Bush budget hikes fisheries funding; Researchers recycle aquaculture waste as fertiliser; Special compensations in Galicia postponed
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Thursday, February 13th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil cuts budget to show fiscal discipline.
The Brazilian government announced draconian cuts in this year's budget on Monday but sought to highlight efforts to resolve social and economic problems with a series of emergency measures.
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Thursday, February 13th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Bush speaks out against Bolivian violence
U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday spoke out against the latest outbreak of violence in Bolivia and expressed his support for President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada.
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Wednesday, February 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands Penguin Deaths Appeal
Mysterious mass penguin deaths in Falklands Islands waters has prompted the wildlife charity, Falklands Conservation, to intensify its appeal in the United Kingdom for funds to help combat the tragedy unfolding at sea and on land as the penguins stagger ashore to die.
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Wednesday, February 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Senate votes against impeaching Paraguay's president
After a lengthy congressional session, Paraguayan legislators on Tuesday voted against impeaching President Luis Gonzalez Macchi, who stands accused of administrative malfeasance and corruption.
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Wednesday, February 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Death toll rises to 13 in Bolivia clashes
The death toll from Wednesday's clashes between troops and striking police outside Bolivia's presidential palace has risen to 13, according to hospital personnel, who said that another 79 people were wounded.
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Tuesday, February 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
UK approval for Belgrano expedition
The planned expedition to try to locate the wreck of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano sunk in the 1982 Falklands War, prominently reported in Argentina, has made much less impact in Britain where the news is dominated by the prospect of a new war ? with Iraq.
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Tuesday, February 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil cuts budget to show fiscal discipline.
The Brazilian government announced draconian cuts in this year's budget on Monday but sought to highlight efforts to resolve social and economic problems with a series of emergency measures.
