MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile preparing for 2005 presidential election.
Former Chilean Defence Minister Michelle Bachelet has the greatest chances of becoming the ruling coalition's candidate for the December 2005 presidential election according to the latest opinion polls released in Santiago by Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea, CERC.
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Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Old friends reunited.
BARONESS Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, hosted two representatives of the Falkland Islands at her home last week.
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Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Presidential aircraft Tango 01's turbine catches fire.
With Argentine president Nestor Kirchner on board was forced to land fifteen minutes after take off when one of two engines caught fire.
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Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
First Governor to wed in the Falkland Islands
His Excellency The Governor of the Falkland Islands Mr Howard Pearce CVO will marry his Dutch fiancée Caroline Thomée on 21 October 2004 in Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley, the world's most southerly Anglican Cathedral.
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Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Foreign residents in Chile increased 75%.
The number of foreign residents in Chile jumped 75% in a decade, mostly Argentines and Peruvians, making it the highest ever in two inter-census periods.
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Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Repsol-YPF after oil and gas in Iran.
Spanish-Argentine consortium Repsol-YPF signed an agreement with the Iranian Oil Company for the exploration of hydrocarbons in two blocks in the south of the Persian Gulf, reported this week the company in Madrid.
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Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Nuclear plant inspectors in Brazil.
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are expected this Tuesday in Brazil to view part of its uranium enrichment equipment according to Veja, the country's leading weekly magazine which quotes unnamed government sources.
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Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Lan raises international air fares 15%.
Lan raised international air fares 15% and plans to raise domestic fares 7% because of the increase in fuel costs.
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Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Walker incident is over, but read Peron's book?
Argentine and Chilean Foreign Affairs ministers considered this Monday in Montevideo, Uruguay that the diplomatic controversy between both countries was over.
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Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan Secretary General for ALADI.
Twelve Latinamerican Foreign Affairs ministers meeting in Montevideo in the framework of the Latinamerican Integration Association, ALADI, XIIIth General Assembly elected this Monday Uruguayan minister Didier Opertti as the next Secretary General of the organization and committed themselves to consider a Free Trade Space involving the twelve country members.
