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Stories for November 23rd 2004

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  “Deliberate and calculated attempts at economic warfare” claim.

  President of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, Tim Miller, hit out today, Monday, at what he claimed were deliberate attempts by the Argentine Government to interfere with the development of the Falkland Islands economy.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  A drifting bottle wishing a better world.

  A bottle with a message sent to the sea by special education students from a school in Rio Gallegos, Argentine Patagonia was found three years later in Australia, reports the Buenos Aires press.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Lucky, and grateful child.

  A seven year old child from Santiago won the equivalent of 200.000 US dollars in the Chilean Kino (lottery).

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Bush promises more aid for Colombia.

  United States president George Bush pledged Monday continued support for the Colombian government in its fight against drug barons and Marxist oriented guerrillas that have ravaged the country for decades.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Pinochet's money, money, money?

  Although the origin of millions of US dollars in secret foreign accounts remains unexplained, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet “hasn't stolen a single peso from anyone”, insisted this Monday in Santiago attorney Pablo Rodriguez.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  China wraps Latinamerican tour in Cuba

  Chinese president Hu Jintao arrived this Monday in Cuba, the last stop of his visit to Latinamerica, and as happened in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, his host Fidel Castro expects to sign important bilateral trade and investment agreements.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Oil prices and US federal budget condition world growth.

  The International Monetary Fund has lowered its world's 2005 growth forecast from 4,3% to above 4%, because of soaring oil prices and the situation with the United States budget deficit.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Mercosur and Chile's Asian seduction.

  Chile denied that it's planning to abandon regional agreements such as Mercosur and privilege relations with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC members.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Gloucester deploys to the South Atlantic.

  Yesterday the Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Gloucester deployed to the South Atlantic and Falkland Islands, from her Base Port in Portsmouth.