MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Saturday, October 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Scheduled flights non-negotiable.
Falkland Islands Councillors assured the public there will be no negotiations with Argentina concerning scheduled flights.
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Friday, October 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Left wing coalition poised to win Uruguayan election.
Tabaré Vázquez a 64-year-old doctor, former mayor of the capital Montevideo and leader of a left wing coalition with more than 50% of vote intention seems poised to become Uruguay's next president in Sunday's general election with out the need of a run-off at the end of November.
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Friday, October 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Michael and his Condor arrive home; Falklands War: parliament looks toward 25th anniversary; De-mining meeting; Royal Marines' birthday; Amsterdam is first cruiser. -
Friday, October 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Majority of Hispanic voters support Kerry.
Most Hispanic U.S. voters support Democrat John Kerry in next week's presidential election and think President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq was a mistake, according to a new poll by The Washington Post, Univision and a Latino affairs think tank.
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Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: less poor people but the rich are richer.
Poverty has dropped but the gap between rich and poor continues to widen according to Chilean public opinion perception indicates a poll released this Wednesday in Santiago by Fundación Chile 21.
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Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Soap opera and politics in Sao Paulo's Mayor race
The race for mayor of South America's largest city Sao Paulo to be decided in a runoff Sunday, has taken on elements of a steamy Brazilian soap-opera, including complex romantic alliances, flowing tears and police raids on cockfights
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Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
EU Parliament forces names changes in Commission
The incoming president of the European Commission admitted this Wednesday he will have to change his team of commissionaires following strong opposition in the 732 member European Parliament
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Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Chile strong earnings in third quarter
Lan Chile reported this week earnings totalling 36,4 million US dollars during the third quarter of this year which represents a 60% increase over the same period in 2003.
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Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC suggests US draw on oil reserves
Purnomo Yusgiantoro president of the Vienna based Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, called on the United State to make use of its strategic reserves to help calm world markets.
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Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Booming dairy exports in Chile
Chile dairy exports during the first eight months of this year reached 50 million US dollars, 55% increase over the same period last year, according to Carlos Furche from Chile's Agriculture Studies and Policies Office.
