Stories for July 4th 2004

Sunday, July 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Design contest for Antarctic station.

A MAJOR international competition to design a new scientific research station at one of the Earth's most extreme environments - Antarctica - is launched this week by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Sunday, July 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Eight die, 40,000 suffer damages in Patagonia storm

Eight people died and some 40.000 people suffered damages from storms pounding southern Argentina and Chile with torrential rains and heavy snow.

Sunday, July 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Joint UK-Argentine naval exercises?

The Argentine Navy is looking forward to holding naval exercises with the Royal Navy in the South Atlantic, according to the Buenos Aires press.

Sunday, July 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

UK seeks effective Defence relationship with Spain.

Answering a question from Member of Parliament Lyndsay Hoyle, United Kingdom Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram said that the UK Government is “committed to developing an effective relationship with the new Spanish Government on all Defence matters, including those relating to Gibraltar”.

Sunday, July 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

FAM: contained in Brazil; outbreak in Ecuador.

Argentina lifted the ban on meat imports from fifteen Brazilian states, which was imposed June 23, following the outbreak of a foot and mouth disease case in the northern state of Para.

Sunday, July 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

UN observers request for US presidential election.

Several United States Congressmen have requested United Nations observers to supervise the coming November 2 US presidential elections, confirmed the UN spokesperson.