MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 2003
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Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean peso below the 600 benchmark.
The Chilean peso finished this Thursday below the 600 benchmark against the US dollar in Santiago money markets.
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Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
G.20 prepare for the WTO Geneva talks
Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 or G-20, a main player in the agricultural subsidies battle are gathered in Brasilia preparing for the next World Trade Organization confrontation in Geneva the coming week, following the collapse of the Cancun talks.
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Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
UK MPs monitor Argentine Falklands' action.
As Argentina intensifies hostile pressure on the Falkland Islands, a strong message of
support has come from the British Parliament saying the Argentine Government's actions are being kept under scrutiny. -
Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Front Page plus Editorial
Headlines :
Nothing to apologise for: Governor Pearce: ?No nuclear weapons entered Falklands or Argentine waters'; Sir Rex Hunt's warning; Passengers left behind; Flight lobby continues; Ship Orion on its own; Students' change to benefit hospital patients; Editorial. -
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.”
