MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2003
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Friday, April 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Headlines: Custody for indecent offender; Action against SARS; Her Majesty's 77th birthday; Sudden death at MPA; Argentine election Sunday; Progress on second flight.
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Thursday, April 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
IMF support for Uruguay's debt restructuring program
International Monetary Fund officials have openly supported Uruguay's economic program and the voluntary exchange program currently under consideration by creditors.
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Thursday, April 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine economy picking up
During February economic activity in Argentina increased 5,8% over a year ago and 1,8% over January according to the latest release from the National Census and Statistics Institute, INDEC. Similarly the first two months of 2003 showed a 5% recovery over the same period in 2002.
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Thursday, April 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Greenspan accepts a fifth term
Alan Greenspan said he would accept a fifth term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the world's most influential central bank. Mr. Greenspan's comments, in a short statement, follow President George W. Bush public recommendation that he stay on the job for a fifth term.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Who will receive the presidential sash May 25?
If the Argentine presidential election this coming Sunday is as contested as anticipated by opinion polls and a run off is needed May 18, it's not completely certain that caretaker president Eduardo Duhalde will be handing the presidential sash to his elected successor on May 25 as current legislation anticipates.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Another scandal for Mr. Lagos
After enduring a full year of political and financial scandals involving former associates, this week Chilean president Ricardo Lagos administration has been forced to openly support Minister of Defence Michelle Bachelet who allegedly in the mid eighties was active in a terrorist group combating the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina free of FAM with vaccination
Argentina will formally request next month before the Paris based International Office of Epizooties that the country be considered free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
US record budget deficit
The United States government had a record deficit of 252,6 billion US dollars during the first half of fiscal 2003 indicated the Treasury Department. March was the most significant month with a 58,7 billion deficit following an expenditure increase of 6,6% and a 6,1% fall in revenue.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Navy incorporates British frigate
The Chilean Navy will launch its surface fleet renewal program at the end of 2003 when a short list of two/three of the current eleven shipyards interested, will be chosen said Admiral Miguel Angel Vergara in Santiago.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Madrid-Gibraltar flights plan
Mayor of Spanish city Algeciras Patricio Gonzalez issued a statement in which he claimed that an aviation agreement between Britain and Spain for three daily flights between Madrid and Gibraltar is about to be finalised.
