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Stories for 2003

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: Lavagna predicts 4,2% expansion.

  Argentina' Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna predicted that the country's economy would expand this year 4,2%, although inflation will reach 14%, four points above the February announcement.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Free trade agreement Chile-EFTA

  Chilean President Ricardo Lagos announced this week that Chile had successfully ended negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association, a grouping that includes Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Incumbent candidate leading...

  Paraguay's incumbent presidential candidate is leading and has even increased its distance from other hopefuls for the coming April 27 general election, according to the latest opinion poll published this Sunday in the Asunción press.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Echoes in Gulf War

  The 45,000 British soldiers, airmen and sailors fighting in the Gulf War include many who liberated the Falkland Islands in 1982. Now, as then, elite troops include the Royal Marines, paratroops and the SAS. There are similar warships and aircraft, including the Harrier, which was so successful in 1982.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Global court picks Argentine

  Argentine lawyer Luis Moreno Ocampo has been tentatively chosen to be the first chief prosecutor of the new International Criminal Court in The Hague, legal sources and diplomats said yesterday.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Simon Weston charity fund

  As the Iraq war began, a veteran severely wounded in the 1982 Falklands War, Simon Weston, raised a large sum of money for his charity called the Weston Spirit, which runs youth centres and personal development programmes throughout Britain.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Uncertainty and pessimism in Latinamerica

  War in Iraq will affect the already stagnant Latinamerican economy said Enrique Iglesias president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, during the opening ceremony of the 44th IDB annual assembly held in Milan, Italy.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush to request 75 billion for the war

  President George Bush will be requesting the US Congress an additional 75 billion US dollars to face war costs and reinforce counter terrorism measures. The official announcement is expected Tuesday after a meeting of the President with Congress leaders and the National Economic Council.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines: Quotas south of parallel 41º remain unchanged; Advisory committee for Uruguayan fisheries; Over 60% of ex-Morocco fleet will remain active; Target: 20,000 tons of salmon.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines: Chile:Prospects for fuel prices; Argentina's ex-pat remittances; UK budget in the red; Nottingham professor in Magallanes; Optimistic Chile;