MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 7th 2003
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Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
“Wash your hands” campaign in Chile
A massive communicational and educational campaign to prevent the spread of Hepatitis A outbreaks particularly in metropolitan Santiago de Chile was launched this week by the Chilean Ministry of Public Health and the city's environmental authorities.
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Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Palermo Show reflects farmers' optimism.
The 2003 edition of the Palermo Agriculture Show in Buenos Aires closed its doors last Tuesday after giving ample and positive evidence of Argentine farmers' optimism about the future. Argentina's main agriculture show and where the best livestock of the rich pampas country is exhibited was visited by over a million people in twelve days and ended with several promising sales.
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Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Negative inflation in Chile.
Chilean retail prices in July dropped 0,1%, with an accumulated inflation of 1,5% in the seven months of 2003 and 3,1% in the last twelve months according to the latest release from the Chilean Institute of Statistics.
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Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
British media praise for President Kirchner
Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner has been highly praised in the British Press for his swift, decisive, unexpected policies since taking office.
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Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine dictators notified of Spanish extradition request.
The man who provided the unsmiling, some say sinister, face to the 1970s Argentine dictatorship, Junta leader Jorge Videla, has rejected the jurisdiction of a Spanish judge who wants him extradited to face atrocities charges.
