MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Ms. Krueger and Argentina in collision course
International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger is defending the position of “speculating creditors” who are pressing Argentina for an improvement in the restructuring debt plan, claimed Argentine cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández.
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Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
International observers in Venezuelan recall process
After meeting with former US president Jimmy Carter, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez accepted the proposal to have international observers supervising the process leading to an eventual recall referendum on his term in office.
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Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Duhalde stresses the “natural” Argentina-Brazil link.
Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde said that Argentina must not share an “ideological axis” with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and underlined the ongoing “natural” link with Brazil. Relations with Venezuela must be in the framework of “growth and development”.
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Three great democracies “strategic alliance”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on a four days state visit to India said he would like to forge a “strategic alliance” with India and other large developing democracies, such as South Africa, to help better living conditions of the world's poor.
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Food poisoning in southern Chile
More food poisoning cases from consumption of raw molluscs have been reported in the area of Puerto Montt and Osorno, to the north of Punta Arenas. According to Chilean sanitary authorities quoted in the Chilean press a possible cause is the bacteria “vibrio para haemolyticus” which has been detected in many patients
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Benetton targets South American market
Benetton the Italian fashionable textile retailer has plans to vigorously expand in Latin America in the next two years, since of the 100 million garments the company sells annually only one million are purchased in the region.
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Ushuaia outbids Punta Arenas port
The greater operational costs for visiting cruises in the port of Punta Arenas compared to Ushuaia in Argentina are causing growing concern among Chilean authorities and the tourist industry.
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Chile, best country for mining investment
As in 2002, Chile in 2003 ranked top of the list among the best mining investment countries according to the prestigious Fraser Institute from Canada.
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Record world unemployment stable in 185 million
World unemployment reached a new record in 2003, 185,9 million people according to the latest report from the International Labour Organization, ILO.
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Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Spain's Gibraltar claim redirected to EU Constitution
Spain's intentions to attempt to use the negotiations on the future constitution for Europe as a device to press its sovereignty claim on the Rock appeared to have been confirmed by Ana Palacio, Spain's Foreign Minister.
