Stories for 2003 , page 31

Saturday, October 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivian Congress nominates new president.

Vice-president Carlos Mesa is Bolivia's new president following the resignation letter of president Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Bolivian Congress in a special night session accepted the resignation letter and voted in Mr. Mesa 84 to 26 votes.

Saturday, October 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

New Regional Hospital for Punta Arenas.

Punta Arenas Mayor Jaime Jelincic announced that this coming week the regional government would be requesting the Chilean Public Health Ministry the building of a new regional hospital for Magallanes that should be operational in 2006.

Saturday, October 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Gibraltar unveils 13 month program of Tercentenary celebration.

Gibraltar Minister for Tourism Joe Holliday this week unveiled a 13 month programme of heritage, military, cultural, entertainment and sporting events to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the British capture of Gibraltar from Spain in 1704.

Friday, October 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Buenos Aires-Brasilia axis consolidates.

Argentina and Brazil's presidents Nestor Kirchner and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva committed their countries this Thursday in Buenos Aires to the “political consolidation of Mercosur” with the purpose of “strengthening a joint position before the world” and ratified that trade negotiations involving United States must recognize the regional block.

Friday, October 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

“South-South” trade round.

Argentina will propose a round of “South-South” trade negotiations, an initiative which is a virtual challenge to current discussions in the framework of the World Trade Organization, WTO but condemned to failure by the protectionist policies of United State, European Union and Japan.

Friday, October 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine-Brazilian delegation to Bolivia.

Argentine and Brazilian presidents have sent two special envoys to Bolivia to help find a solution to the political and social crisis that has left a toll of dozens of protestors killed, virtually paralyzed all economic activity and has the country in the verge of an institutional meltdown.

Friday, October 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update

Headlines:
Third by-election candidate; Overseas medical budget: pace of referrals reduced; Blake to conference; Bomb found at airport; Monsignor Agreiter dies; James Clark Ross arrival marks start of Antarctic season.

Thursday, October 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News from Argentina.

Headlines:
Zaffaroni set for Supreme Court; Bussi Busted; US Ambassador meet President Kirchner; Japan wants in.

Thursday, October 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Mind your own business, Bossano tells Spain.

Leader of the Opposition Joe Bossano has noted that at the time of the Anglo-Spanish negotiations over Gibraltar, Madrid did not raise the question of visits by nuclear submarines other than suggesting their acquiescence “should have sovereignty concessions as a quid pro quo.”

Thursday, October 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Ex-Argentine Officer Held in Disappearance

A retired general considered one of the Argentine dictatorship's most hard-line military leaders was detained Wednesday in a lawmaker's disappearance in 1976.