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Stories for September 30th 2003

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    A step further for Kirchner's political project.

    Finally it will be former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde who will have to pay for the barbecue to share with President Nestor Kirchner.

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazil on schedule with IMF.

    Brazil recorded last August a primary budget surplus equivalent to 1,65 billion US dollars and considers “perfectly feasible” a similar figure in September which should ensure the compliance of targets agreed last year with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, according to a report from the Brazilian Central Bank.

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    “Esmeralda” in Punta Arenas.

    Chilean Navy training vessel “Esmeralda” on its 48th instruction cruise arrived Monday morning in Punta Arenas. On Sunday tall ship “Esmeralda” taking advantage of the mild winds, 10 to 15 knots, had crossed Cape Horn with its almost 3,000 square metres of sails fully displayed.

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Magallanes targets 360,000 tourists.

    Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile received 240,000 tourists during the 2001/2002 season and is planning to increase that figure to 360,000 by 2005.

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    New US Ambassador arrives in Argentina.

    Lino Gutiérrez the new United States Ambassador in Argentina who arrived this week in Buenos Aires will be officially presenting his credentials to Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa tomorrow Wednesday.