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Stories for July 2004

  • Friday, July 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News update.

    Headlines:
    Work underway on £80k security zone; FIG to appeal latest Forbes court ruling; Listeria found in dairy milk; LegCo meets today.

  • Friday, July 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    “I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty.”

    John Kerry on Thursday night presented himself as a future president of strength, faith and optimism, claiming on behalf of the Democratic Party the same values championed by the Republicans as he accepted his party's nomination for president.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Searching for eco-friendly “biodiesel” fuel.

    Brazilian researchers are experimenting with everything from recycled french-fry oil to jungle seed extracts in a search for a “biodiesel” fuel that could make billions and help the environment.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Unemployment stable in Chile.

    Unemployment in Chile reached 9,6% in the April-June quarter according to the latest release from the national Statistics Institute.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazilian Central banker resigns for alleged tax evasion.

    Brazil's Central Bank powerful Monetary Policy Director quit his job this Wednesday following a report in a local magazine indicating he was being investigated, together with the bank's president for alleged tax evasion.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Diplomat killings shock Chile and Costa Rica.

    Chile and Costa Rica are in a state of shock this Wednesday following the killing of four people in the Chilean embassy by a local Costa Rican security guard who took his life after killing three hostages.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Russian justice decision skyrockets oil prices.

    Oil prices closed at record highs this Wednesday following the announcement by the Russian company Yukos that the Russian Justice Department ordered it to stop selling company's property.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentine fishing industry questions inspection costs.

    Efficiency, procedures, costs and shortcomings of Argentina's main sanitary inspection body, SENASA, National Sanitary and Agro-alimentary Service were the main topic of discussion between representatives from the different Argentine fisheries associations who this week met with Senasa's vice-president Horacio Casamiquela.

  • Wednesday, July 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Spanish police foiled Falklands war attack in Gibraltar.

    One of the Argentine admirals who sent his country to war with Britain over the Falkland Islands in 1982 has admitted that he dispatched a team of saboteurs to sink a Royal Navy ship in Gibraltar, reports The Gibraltar Chronicle.

  • Wednesday, July 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

    Gibraltar: Breaking News

    Headlines:
    Spanish irritation with Tony Blair; BBC making documentary on IRA shootings.