MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2003
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Wednesday, April 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
EU now has 25 member states.
Ten countries, eight of them former Soviet republics, this Wednesday joined the European Union after signing an enlargement treaty in the Acropolis of Athens, symbol of democracy, taking the number of EU states to 25, the most ambitious incorporation in the last fifty years.
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Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
IMF-WB appeal to rich countries
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Bank, WB, underscored to the international community the urgency of reaching an agreement in those areas currently been discussed in the framework of the World Trade Organization, WTO, but which remain considerably delayed.
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Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Successful tourism season for the Falklands.
?We had as many cruise ships visiting the Islands this season as Montevideo experienced', enthused John Fowler, Manager of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
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Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Regional News.
Headlines:
Successful season for “Mare Australis”; Lawsuits against Torres del Paine operator; Swedish training vessel visits Punta Arenas; Earthquake and tsunamis area; Icebreaker Irizar returns to Antarctica; Dengue scare in north Chile; -
Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
US “deception” with Chile
Democrat Congress members have requested President George Bush a quick timetable for the signing of the free trade agreement with Chile, in spite of the South American country's opposition to the war in Iraq.
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Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News
HeadlinesOil glut in the horizon
US consumer confidence recovering -
Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Elections.
Headlines:
Argentine candidates' policies towards the US.
“Vote not to vote”. -
Monday, April 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine electorate keeps everybody guessing
With less than two weeks for the crucial presidential election of April 27, the Argentine electorate has turned the dispute into one of the tightest and possibly most complicated election in recent history because of the dispersion of votes.
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Sunday, April 13th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Fisheries News.
Headlines:
Controversy over hake licences
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Friday, April 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
IMF forecasts Argentina's recovery
Argentina is forecasted to grow 3% this year and 4,5% in 2004 according to the International Monetary Fund, IMF mid year World Economic Outlook released this week in Washington.
