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Stories for February 3rd 2004

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Australia investigating “Maya V” catch

  A Uruguayan-registered longliner caught allegedly fishing illegally in Australia's Antarctic waters last week was escorted into harbour at Fremantle, Western Australia on Sunday 1 February by Customs officials and the Australian Navy.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay questions Australian EEZ in remote islands.

  Uruguayan Fisheries Director Captain Yamandu Flangini questioned the Australian claim to an Exclusive Economic Zone in the remote islands of Heard and McDonald and revealed that currently there are only four Uruguayan flagged vessels licenced to operate in international waters.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Mesa orders spending cuts for Bolivia

  Carlos Mesa, Bolivia's president, has imposed severe public spending cuts and new taxes on the country's middle class and private sector, in an effort to avert a repeat of the social explosion that rocked the country last October.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Diplomacy continues on flights.

  Argentina's ban on granting air space clearance to charter flights to the Falklands was discussed last week in the public meeting.