Stories for November 14th 2003

Friday, November 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Uruguay could claim back “Viarsa 1”

Uruguay is considering requesting Australia the liberation of the longliner “Viarsa 1” and its crew currently detained and waiting trial in Freemantle for allegedly poaching in Australian waters.

Friday, November 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Two “social” summits in Bolivia.

Heads of state and government from nineteen Latinamerican countries plus Spain and Portugal will be meeting for two days beginning Friday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, for the Thirteenth Ibero-american summit that on this occasion will concentrate on social issues.

Friday, November 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Mercosur-EU seek “creative” mechanisms.

Mercosur and the European Union agreed to set October 2004 as the deadline for the completion of a free trade accord, following the latest bilateral meeting held this week in Brussels.

Friday, November 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines :
Tamar in Chile for repairs; Antarctic air accident: pilot and passenger escape injury; Second flight: press reports incorrect; Cruise ships call in; Mare Harbour fireworks.

Friday, November 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Menem spent “astronomical” amounts on his foreign trips.

The Argentine government said Thursday that on his many trips abroad when he was president from 1989 to 1999, Carlos Menem spent “astronomical sums.” ”On every trip he made, Menem would spend astronomical amounts.