MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2003
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Monday, May 12th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Chile destroys mines stockpile
The Chilean Army completed last week in Punta Arenas the destruction of its stockpile of antipersonnel mines stored in the south of the country which totaled 109,058 explosives.
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Monday, May 12th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
First pre-emergency pollution alert for 2003 in Santiago.
The Chilean government on Sunday announced the year's first pre-emergency environmental alert with the aim of protecting the health of the capital's six million residents, due to the high level of pollutants detected in the atmosphere.
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Monday, May 12th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
US Airways o buy jets from Canada, Brazil.
US Airways has struck a $4.3bn deal to buy at least 170 regional jets from Bombardier of Canada and Embraer of Brazil just weeks after emerging from bankruptcy.
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Saturday, May 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Leading Argentine candidate said to be against impunity laws.
Nestor Kirchner, the heavily favored frontrunner in Argentina's presidential runoff, is opposed to existing laws that allowed human rights violators under the military dictatorship to go unpunished, activists said here on Friday.
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Saturday, May 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Prince Edward Arrives in Cayman Islands
On his first visit to the Cayman Islands, Britain's Prince Edward unveiled a monument to the teachers, doctors and activists who have contributed to the British territory's history over the last 500 years.
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Friday, May 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine front-runner says Mercosur comes before FTAA.
The front-runner in Argentina's May 18 presidential run-off said here Thursday that he would give priority to strengthening the Mercosur trade bloc over efforts to establish the U.S.-sponsored Free Trade Area of the Americas
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Friday, May 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Headlines: Stricken ships face salvage; 'Uncertain' Tamar crew in Stanley Harbour protest.
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Friday, May 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Negative April inflation in Chile.
Consumer prices in Chile during April dropped 0,1%, the first negative index in 21 years according to the latest release from the Chilean Statistics Institute.
The fall in fuel prices was the main impact in the index, which did not surprise market expectations and signals a relief from the previous two months when uncertainty over the Iraq crisis pushed the annual inflation to 4,5%. -
Friday, May 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Positive change of mood in US.
A majority of Americans believes that the country's military victory in Iraq will help with the war on terrorism and expressed optimism about the economy's recovery, according to an opinion poll released on Thursday.
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Friday, May 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner in Chile.
Argentine presidential candidate and front runner for the coming May 18th run off Nestor Kirchner arrived Thursday evening in Chile, and will be meeting Chilean president Ricardo Lagos this Friday morning.
