Stories for July 16th 2004

Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

If Pinochet had secret accounts, we'll investigate.

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said Thursday that if there is proof former dictator Augusto Pinochet kept secret accounts in a Washington bank, then an investigation should be launched in Chile.

Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil president urged to act on Argentine quotas.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil, came under increasing domestic pressure on Wednesday to take a tough stance against trade restrictions that Argentina adopted last week on selected Brazilian products.

Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Farmers gather for a week of meetings; Argentine families to visit memorial; Agreement at fisheries talks; Shooters need permission; First university results.

Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine private visit to Memorial in August.

A small group of Argentine next of kin will be travelling to the Falkland Islands in early August for a brief ceremony to mark the completion of the Argentine Memorial at Darwin Cemetery.

Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Protesters in Buenos Aires attack Legislature assembly building

Leftist activists, street peddlers, transvestites and prostitutes attacked this capital's municipal assembly on Friday, throwing stones, firecrackers and tar bombs to stop lawmakers from discussing a new penal code.

Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine authorises shrimp fishing in territorial waters.

The Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has authorised shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) fishing for two weeks, under surveillance in the Argentine Sea. The decision was adopted unanimously last Thursday and will come into force on Monday, 19 July.