MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 11th 2003
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Thursday, December 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
1914 Falklands Battle Remembrance
The Armed Forces were represented at the annual Falklands Battle Day ceremony in London by Admiral Sir Michael Layard, the senior naval officer who escaped from the transport ship Atlantic Conveyor sunk by an Argentine exocet in the 1982 war. He later became one of the most senior Royal Navy Admirals.
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Thursday, December 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Rex Hunt warning about Argentina.
The former Governor of the Falkland Islands, Sir Rex Hunt, has expressed concern that the Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner, has made it clear that his government will ignore the Falkland Islanders but continue the campaign for sovereignty negotiations with Britain.
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Thursday, December 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
OPEC may trade oil in Euros.
OPEC Secretary General Alvaro Silva said the organisation is considering trading oil in euros to compensate for the US dollar's decline in value.
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Thursday, December 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Chile Signs Tax Agreement, Talks Trade with N. Zealand
New Zealand signed a tax agreement with Chile that will complement a proposed free-trade agreement between the two nations and Singapore, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said in a statement.
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Thursday, December 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Immunity given to witness arms-smuggling scandal
An Argentine court on Wednesday offered immunity to a former army colonel in exchange for his testimony about illegal arms sales to Ecuador and Croatia in the 1990s.
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Thursday, December 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
“More liabilities than assets”
President Néstor Kirchner yesterday marked 20 years since democracy was restored after the military dictatorship, describing Argentina's worst-ever economic crisis with a subdued euphemism, “liabilities outweigh assets.”
