Stories for August 15th 2003

Friday, August 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Friday 15th update

Headlines: Argentine Presidential visit could be helpful believes FCO official; Planned merge for FIG departments?; Bill Rammell to visit; Possible restructure for PWD; Inside Penguin News: Page 2:Twilight row.Page 3:Antarctic flight.Page 5:Weddings.Page 7:'Open' FIG?

Friday, August 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Antarctic flight collects Kirsty's body

THE British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Dash-7 aircraft used to retrieve the body of scientist Kirsty Brown from Antarctica, landed safely back in the Islands yesterday afternoon.

Friday, August 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

New opportunity for Paraguay?

Lawyer and journalist Nicanor Duarte was sworn in this Friday as the new president of Paraguay, a country in the brink of bankruptcy undergoing a five years recession which has eroded living standards to half and plunged a fifth of the population to extreme poverty.