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.
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.
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Farmers gather for a week of meetings; Argentine families to visit memorial; Agreement at fisheries talks; Shooters need permission; First university results.
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.
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.
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.
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HMS Tireless leaves Gibraltar;
SS Rotterdam in Gibraltar for uplifting; Tercentenary Art Exhibition.
Crimes of greater social commotion increased 22,5% during the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same period a year ago according to the latest release from the Chilean Ministry of Interior.
Venezuela supports the 500,000 barrels per day increase OPEC promised to establish next month in an attempt to stabilize the volatile market.
The United Kingdom is Brazil's main ally in trade negotiations with the European Union, particularly regarding agriculture, said British Ambassador Roger Bone who leaves the country at the end of the month.