MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Friday, November 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Meet Argentina head on';
Petition lodged requesting changed Murrell road route;
News in brief: New child sex charge; Cruise ships this week; House and Camp fires. -
Friday, November 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Next-of-kin premier documentary of war and post war Argentina
Under the poignant motto of “ One is like the memories we chose to preserve” and before a packed auditorium the Families Commission that groups the next-of-kin of servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict premiered its documentary film “Locos de la bandera” “Lunatics of the flag - A documentary on the war and post war in Argentina”.
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Round trip Santiago/Punta Arenas starting at 165 US dollars
Aerolíneas del Sur, the air carrier that will begin flying to Punta Arenas next December 5 announced this week fares and flight schedules.
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
FT demands strong action from IMF against Argentina
Britain's Financial Times severely criticized Argentina for its current handling of defaulted debt and suggests the IMF “must be prepared to halt new lending”.
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay ambivalent about South American integration
Uruguay will not support the creation of a South American Community of Nations, CSN, which is scheduled to be launched next December 9 in Peru.
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Sheep skin specialist's visit approved
THE Falkland Islands Development Board (FIDB) has approved funds for the visit from a sheep skin specialist.
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Three winning designs are announced for a new research station in Antarctica
Three winning concept designs for a new research station in Antarctica are announced yesterday Wednesday 24 November, at the Halley VI Design Exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Lone prospector's Falkland gold find leads to AIM float.
A company is floating on AIM this week that claims it has found gold in the Falkland Islands.
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Visiting parliamentarians pledge support for Falklands
That the challenge to the Falkland Islands from Argentina has to be met head on, was one of the messages delivered on Wednesday by a group of British parliamentarians who have been visiting the Islands this week..
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Thursday, November 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Prince Harry cuts short visit to Argentina.
Twenty year old Prince Harry flew back to London from Buenos Aires Thursday afternoon after the Argentine press revealed he had become a “head ache” for those responsible for his security.
